Difference between revisions of "Thyroid gland"

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Notes:  
Notes:  
*Large lesions may be clonal; however, this is clinically irrelevant.  
*Large lesions may be clonal; however, this is clinically irrelevant.  
===Gross===
Features:
*Enlarge thyroid gland.
*+/-Distinct (well-circumscribed) nodules.


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:
Features:
*Follicles of variable size - '''key feature'''.
*Follicles of variable size - '''key feature'''.
**Should be obvious at low power, i.e. ~2.5x objective.
**Should be obvious at low power, i.e. with the 2.5x objective.
*Nodules maybe well circumscribed (on gross), but do not have a thick fibrous capsule.
*+/-Nodules.
**Do not have a thick fibrous capsule.
**May have a high cellularity.
**Architecture: solid or microfollicular.<ref name=Ref_EP36>{{Ref EP|36}}</ref>


Negatives:
Negatives:
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HEMITHYROID, RIGHT, HEMITHYROIDECTOMY:
HEMITHYROID, RIGHT, HEMITHYROIDECTOMY:
- NODULAR HYPERPLASIA.
- NODULAR HYPERPLASIA.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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HEMITHYROID, RIGHT, HEMITHYROIDECTOMY:
- CELLULAR ADENOMATOID NODULE ON A BACKGROUND OF NODULAR HYPERPLASIA.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY.
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