Difference between revisions of "Thyroid cytopathology"

Thyroid cytopathology (view source)

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 =Normal thyroid cytology=
-==Follicular cells==
+===Follicular cells===
 *Uniform spacing of cells.
 *"Cracks" (spaces) between cell - "crazy paving".<ref name=Ref_APBR672>{{Ref APBR|672}}</ref>
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 *It is interesting that uniform spacing in the context of thyroid is benign... in breast suggests [[DCIS]].
-===Images===
+====Images====
 <gallery>
 Image: Benign thyroid - FNA -- high mag.jpg | Thyroid - high mag. (WC)
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 </gallery>
-==Colloid==
+===Colloid===
 Essentially - acellular crap with:
 *Irregular/sharp borders.
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 *+/-Entraped red blood cells (RBCs).
-===Images===
+====Images====
 <gallery>
 Image: Thyroid colloid - FNA -- high mag.jpg | Colloid - high mag. (WC)
 Image: Thyroid colloid - FNA -- very high mag.jpg | Colloid - very high mag. (WC)
+</gallery>
+===Hurthle cells===
+:May be spelled ''Hürthle cells''.
+Features:
+*Large epithelioid cells with red granular material on Pap stain.
+*Should ''not'' form 3-D balls.
+====Images====
+<gallery>
+Image: Hurthle cells - thyroid FNA -- high mag.jpg | HC - high mag. (WC)
+Image: Hurthle cells - thyroid FNA -- very high mag.jpg | HC - very high mag. (WC)
+Image: Hurthle cells - thyroid FNA - alt -- very high mag.jpg | HC - very high mag. (WC)
 </gallery>