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→Papillary thyroid carcinoma follicular variant
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======Microscopic====== | ======Microscopic====== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Prominent follicles. | *Prominent follicles - '''key feature'''. | ||
*Typically have less nuclear | *Typically have less [[nuclear pseudoinclusion]]s than the conventional type. | ||
*+/- | *+/-Fibrous capsule. | ||
DDx: | |||
*[[Follicular thyroid carcinoma]]. | |||
*[[Follicular thyroid adenoma]]. | |||
Images: | Images: | ||
*[http://www.surgicalpathologyatlas.com/glfusion/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=2008080217023776 PTC follicular variant (surgicalpathologyatlas.com)]. | |||
*[http://www.surgicalpathologyatlas.com/glfusion/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=2008080216593186 PTC follicular variant (surgicalpathologyatlas.com)]. | *[http://www.surgicalpathologyatlas.com/glfusion/mediagallery/media.php?f=0&sort=0&s=2008080216593186 PTC follicular variant (surgicalpathologyatlas.com)]. | ||
*[http://www.thyroidcancercanada.org/userfiles/images/Follicular_slide.jpg PTC follicular variant (thyroidcancercanada.org)].<ref>URL: [http://www.thyroidcancercanada.org/types-of-thyroid-cancer.php?lang=en http://www.thyroidcancercanada.org/types-of-thyroid-cancer.php?lang=en]. Accessed on: 9 January 2013.</ref> | *[http://www.thyroidcancercanada.org/userfiles/images/Follicular_slide.jpg PTC follicular variant (thyroidcancercanada.org)].<ref>URL: [http://www.thyroidcancercanada.org/types-of-thyroid-cancer.php?lang=en http://www.thyroidcancercanada.org/types-of-thyroid-cancer.php?lang=en]. Accessed on: 9 January 2013.</ref> | ||