Difference between revisions of "Thyroid gland"

*Hypothesized to have some relation to [[mucoepidermoid carcinoma]] of the thyroid gland;<ref name=pmid1413837>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ozaki | first1 = O. | last2 = Ito | first2 = K. | last3 = Sugino | first3 = K. | last4 = Yasuda | first4 = K. | last5 = Yamashita | first5 = T. | last6 = Toshima | first6 = K. | title = Solid cell nests of the thyroid gland: precursor of mucoepidermoid carcinoma? | journal = World J Surg | volume = 16 | issue = 4 | pages = 685-8; discussion 688-9 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 1413837 }}</ref> however, this does not appear to be supported by other studies which posit a relationship with [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]].<ref name=pmid22224821>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Prichard | first1 = RS. | last2 = Lee | first2 = JC. | last3 = Gill | first3 = AJ. | last4 = Sywak | first4 = MS. | last5 = Fingleton | first5 = L. | last6 = Robinson | first6 = BG. | last7 = Sidhu | first7 = SB. | last8 = Delbridge | first8 = LW. | title = Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid: a report of three cases and postulated histogenesis. | journal = Thyroid | volume = 22 | issue = 2 | pages = 205-9 | month = Feb | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1089/thy.2011.0276 | PMID = 22224821 }}</ref><ref name=pmid12021924>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Rocha | first1 = AS. | last2 = Soares | first2 = P. | last3 = Machado | first3 = JC. | last4 = Máximo | first4 = V. | last5 = Fonseca | first5 = E. | last6 = Franssila | first6 = K. | last7 = Sobrinho-Simões | first7 = M. | title = Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid: a tumour histotype characterised by P-cadherin neoexpression and marked abnormalities of E-cadherin/catenins complex. | journal = Virchows Arch | volume = 440 | issue = 5 | pages = 498-504 | month = May | year = 2002 | doi = 10.1007/s00428-002-0622-0 | PMID = 12021924 }}</ref>