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→Follicular adenoma
(→Follicular thyroid carcinoma: +alt. name) |
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*Not cellular. | *Not cellular. | ||
==Follicular adenoma== | ==Follicular thyroid adenoma== | ||
*[[AKA]] follicular adenoma, [[AKA]] thyroid follicular adenoma. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Most common neoplasm of thyroid.<ref>{{Ref EP|51}}</ref> | *Most common neoplasm of thyroid.<ref name=Ref_EP51>{{Ref EP|51}}</ref> | ||
*Encapusled lesion (surrounded by fibrous capsule). | *Encapusled lesion (surrounded by fibrous capsule). | ||
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Features: | Features: | ||
*Cellular. | *Cellular. | ||
*Thick capsule - '''key feature'''. | |||
Negatives. | Negatives. | ||
*No invasion of the capsule (see ''[[follicular thyroid carcinoma]]'' section). | *No invasion of the capsule (see ''[[follicular thyroid carcinoma]]'' section). | ||
*No nuclear features suggestive of papillary carcinoma. | *No nuclear features suggestive of [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]]. | ||
==Graves disease== | ==Graves disease== | ||