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==Clinical History==
==Clinical History==
48 year old male with a solid thyroid nodule on ultrasound.
48 year old male with a 3.5 cm thyroid nodule on ultrasound.


==Cytology==
==Cytology==
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* PAX8-PPAR gamma rearrangements in 36%.
* PAX8-PPAR gamma rearrangements in 36%.
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==Cytologic Features==
* Microfollicles and trabeculae
* Cellular crowding
* Cellular aspirate
* Little to absent colloid
* Monotony