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* <spoiler text="What is the differential diagnosis?"> In a cellular thyroid lesion, follicular neoplasm, including adenoma and carcinoma, and cellular benign follicular nodule are in the differential. Also in the differential is the follicular variant of papillary carcinoma. </spoiler> | * <spoiler text="What is the differential diagnosis?"> In a cellular thyroid lesion, follicular neoplasm, including adenoma and carcinoma, and cellular benign follicular nodule are in the differential. Also in the differential is the follicular variant of papillary carcinoma. </spoiler> | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:47, 4 March 2014
Contents
[hide]Clinical Summary
The patient is a 58 year old male with back and neck pain.
Past Medical History
- Cervical spondylosis
- Hypertension
- Hyperlipidemia
Past Surgical History
- No surgical history
Radiology
- Ultrasound of the neck shows a solid interpolar nodule 1.8 x 1.6 cm in the left lobe of the thyroid.
Clinical Plan
Fine needle aspiration of the nodule is scheduled.
Pathology
Cytology
20x magnification of a cellular specimen with numerous follicles and absent colloid.
40x magnification with follicular cells forming microfollicular groups and inspissated colloid.
60x magnification with follicular cells forming microfollicular groups and inspissated colloid. Nuclear are crowded with overlapping. The nuclei are enlarged.
40x magnification with follicular cells forming a microfollicular group and inspissated colloid.
40x magnification of Pap stained material showing magnification with follicular cells forming microfollicular groups and inspissated colloid..
60x magnification of Pap stained material with microfollicles.
Resident Questions
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