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====Subtypes of papillary thyroid carcinoma==== | ====Subtypes of papillary thyroid carcinoma==== | ||
There are many. | There are many. | ||
Poor prognosis variants: | |||
*[[Papillary thyroid carcinoma tall cell variant]].<ref name=pmid22432054>{{Cite journal | last1 = Gonzalez-Gonzalez | first1 = R. | last2 = Bologna-Molina | first2 = R. | last3 = Carreon-Burciaga | first3 = RG. | last4 = Gómezpalacio-Gastelum | first4 = M. | last5 = Molina-Frechero | first5 = N. | last6 = Salazar-Rodríguez | first6 = S. | title = Papillary thyroid carcinoma: differential diagnosis and prognostic values of its different variants: review of the literature. | journal = ISRN Oncol | volume = 2011 | issue = | pages = 915925 | month = | year = 2011 | doi = 10.5402/2011/915925 | PMID = 22432054 | PMC = 3302055 | URL = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22432054/?tool=pubmed }}</ref> | |||
*[[Papillary thyroid carcinoma columnar cell variant]].<ref name=pmid22432054/> | |||
*[[Papillary thyroid carcinoma solid variant]].<ref name=pmid22432054/> | |||
=====Papillary thyroid carcinoma tall cell variant===== | =====Papillary thyroid carcinoma tall cell variant===== | ||
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*Lymphocytic thyroiditis. | *Lymphocytic thyroiditis. | ||
*Papillae. | *Papillae. | ||
=====Papillary thyroid carcinoma solid variant===== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid22432054/> | |||
*Some studies suggest this has a poor prognosis. | |||
*More common in children. | |||
*Associated with Chernobyl nuclear accident. | |||
======Microscopic====== | |||
Features: | |||
*Solid sheets >50% of tumour mass.<ref name=pmid22432054/> | |||
===IHC=== | ===IHC=== | ||