Follicular thyroid adenoma: Difference between revisions
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| Caption = Follicular adenoma. [[H&E stain]]. | | Caption = Follicular adenoma. [[H&E stain]]. | ||
| Synonyms = | | Synonyms = follicular adenoma | ||
| Micro = cellular appearance (low magnification), microfollicles, thick fibrous capsule without invasion, negative for nuclear features of papillary thyroid carcinoma | | Micro = cellular appearance (low magnification), microfollicles, thick fibrous capsule without invasion, negative for nuclear features of papillary thyroid carcinoma | ||
| Subtypes = | | Subtypes = | ||
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*Most common neoplasm of thyroid.<ref name=Ref_EP51>{{Ref EP|51}}</ref> | *Most common neoplasm of thyroid.<ref name=Ref_EP51>{{Ref EP|51}}</ref> | ||
*Encapusled lesion (surrounded by fibrous capsule). | *Encapusled lesion (surrounded by fibrous capsule). | ||
*Cannot be diagnosed on [[thyroid cytopathology|thyroid FNA]], as one cannot exclude invasion through the capsule without examining all of it. | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
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Negatives. | Negatives. | ||
*No invasion of the capsule - see | *No invasion of the capsule - see [[follicular thyroid carcinoma]]. | ||
*No nuclear features suggestive of [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]]. | *No nuclear features suggestive of [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]]. | ||
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Image: Follicular adenoma -- very high mag.jpg | FA - very high mag. (WC) | Image: Follicular adenoma -- very high mag.jpg | FA - very high mag. (WC) | ||
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