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*Thyroglobulin +ve.
*Thyroglobulin +ve.
*NSE +ve.
*NSE +ve.
==Hürthle cell neoplasm==
*This is a general category.
*[[AKA]] oncocytic neoplasm.
DDx:
*Hürthle cell adenoma.
*Hürthle cell carcinoma.
===General===
*Uncommon.
===Gross===
*Yellow.
*Encapsulated.
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Oncocytes:
**Abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm.
Negatives:
*Lack nuclear features of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
*Lack features of medullary thyroid carcinoma.
DDx:<ref name=pmid18684023>{{cite journal |author=Montone KT, Baloch ZW, LiVolsi VA |title=The thyroid Hürthle (oncocytic) cell and its associated pathologic conditions: a surgical pathology and cytopathology review |journal=Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. |volume=132 |issue=8 |pages=1241–50 |year=2008 |month=August |pmid=18684023 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Papillary thyroid carcinoma oncocytic variant.
*Medullary thyroid carcinoma oncocytic variant.
*Others.


=See also=
=See also=
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