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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
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| Image = Papillary_thyroid_microcarcinoma_-_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Papillary thyroid carcinoma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Micro = nuclear changes: nuclear membrane irregularities (e.g. raisinoid shape), +/-nuclear grooves, +/-[[nuclear pseudoinclusions]], +/-nuclear clearing, nuclear enlargement (usu. mild), nucleoli; architectural changes: overlap of nuclei, papillae (not required), +/-[[psammoma bodies]] | |||
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| LMDDx = [[lymphocytic thyroiditis]] ([[Graves disease]], [[Hashimoto thyroiditis]]), [[solid cell nest of thyroid]], [[follicular thyroid carcinoma]], [[follicular thyroid adenoma]], [[adenomatoid nodule]] | |||
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| Site = [[thyroid gland]] | |||
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| Signs = thyroid mass | |||
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| Prevalence = very common | |||
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| Prognosis = usu. good | |||
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| ClinDDx = other [[thyroid gland]] tumours | |||
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'''Papillary thyroid carcinoma''', abbreviated '''PTC''', is the most common [[thyroid gland]] malignancy. It usually has an indolent course. | '''Papillary thyroid carcinoma''', abbreviated '''PTC''', is the most common [[thyroid gland]] malignancy. It usually has an indolent course. | ||