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===Granulomatous thyoiditis===
===Granulomatous thyoiditis===
Features:<ref>Sternberg P.559</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_559>{{Ref Sternberg4|559}}</ref>
*AKA ''de Quervain disease''.
*AKA ''de Quervain disease''.
*Women > men.
*Women > men.
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===Diagnosis===
===Diagnosis===
*Histologically often not possible to separate from "nonspecific" thyroiditis.<ref>Sternberg P.560.</ref>
*Histologically often not possible to separate from "nonspecific" thyroiditis.<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_560>{{Ref Sternberg4|560}}</ref>
*Nuclear clearing common - ergo may confuse with papillary carcinoma.
*Nuclear clearing common - ergo may confuse with papillary carcinoma.
*Polymorphous lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with germinal centres.<ref>APBR P.672.</ref>
*Polymorphous lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate with germinal centres.<ref name=Ref_APBR672>{{Ref APBR|672}}</ref>


==Malignant neoplasm==
==Malignant neoplasm==
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Notes:
Notes:
*Associated with radiation exposure.<ref>Sternberg P.564</ref>
*Associated with radiation exposure.<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_564>{{Ref Sternberg4|564}}</ref>


===Histology===
===Histology===
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**Circular, acellular, eosinophilic whorled bodies.
**Circular, acellular, eosinophilic whorled bodies.
**Not necessary to make diagnosis.
**Not necessary to make diagnosis.
**Arise from infarction & calcification of papilla tips.<ref>Sternberg P.565</ref>
**Arise from infarction & calcification of papilla tips.<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_565>{{Ref Sternberg4|565}}</ref>


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*At low power look for cellular areas/loss of follicles.
*At low power look for cellular areas/loss of follicles.
*Nuclear clearing seen in:
*Nuclear clearing seen in:
**Hashimoto's and papillary thyroid carcinoma.<ref>Sternberg P.566</ref>
**Hashimoto's and papillary thyroid carcinoma.<ref name=Ref_Sternberg4_566>{{Ref Sternberg4|566}}</ref>
**May be an artifact of fixation/processing.
**May be an artifact of fixation/processing.
*Nuclear overlapping is easy to see at lower power-- should be the tip-off to look at high power for nuclear features.
*Nuclear overlapping is easy to see at lower power-- should be the tip-off to look at high power for nuclear features.
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