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There are many.
There are many.


===Tall cell variant===
===Papillary thyroid carcinoma tall cell variant===
====General====
====General====
*~10% of PTC.<ref>{{Ref Sternberg5|505}}</ref>
*~10% of PTC.<ref>{{Ref Sternberg5|505}}</ref>
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*Nuclei ''not'' pseudostratified, if pseudostratified consider ''columnar cell variant''.
*Nuclei ''not'' pseudostratified, if pseudostratified consider ''columnar cell variant''.


===Columnar cell variant===
===Papillary thyroid carcinoma columnar cell variant===
====General====
====General====
Epidemiology:  
Epidemiology:  
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Image: [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/75000320/nfig003a?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 Columnar variant PTC (wiley.com)].
Image: [http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/75000320/nfig003a?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 Columnar variant PTC (wiley.com)].
===Follicular variant===
===Papillary thyroid carcinoma follicular variant===
====General====
====General====
*May be confused with follicular carcinoma or follicular adenoma.
*May be confused with follicular carcinoma or follicular adenoma.
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*+/-Capsule.
*+/-Capsule.


===Cribriform-morular variant===  
===Papillary thyroid carcinoma cribriform-morular variant===  
====General====
====General====
*Associated with [[familial adenomatous polyposis]] (FAP).<ref name=pmid18612695>{{cite journal |author=Groen EJ, Roos A, Muntinghe FL, ''et al.'' |title=Extra-intestinal manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis |journal=Ann. Surg. Oncol. |volume=15 |issue=9 |pages=2439–50 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=18612695 |pmc=2518080 |doi=10.1245/s10434-008-9981-3 |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2518080/?tool=pubmed}}</ref>
*Associated with [[familial adenomatous polyposis]] (FAP).<ref name=pmid18612695>{{cite journal |author=Groen EJ, Roos A, Muntinghe FL, ''et al.'' |title=Extra-intestinal manifestations of familial adenomatous polyposis |journal=Ann. Surg. Oncol. |volume=15 |issue=9 |pages=2439–50 |year=2008 |month=September |pmid=18612695 |pmc=2518080 |doi=10.1245/s10434-008-9981-3 |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2518080/?tool=pubmed}}</ref>
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*Morules - balls of tissue.
*Morules - balls of tissue.


===Diffuse sclerosing variant===
===Papillary thyroid carcinoma diffuse sclerosing variant===
====General====
====General====
*Usu. young adults, children.
*Usu. young adults, children.
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*Lymphocytic thyroiditis (esp. Hashimoto's thyroiditis).
*Lymphocytic thyroiditis (esp. Hashimoto's thyroiditis).


===Warthin-like variant===
===Papillary thyroid carcinoma warthin-like variant===
*Resemble [[Warthin tumour]].
*Resemble [[Warthin tumour]].
====Microscopic====
====Microscopic====
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