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Cytologically Yours: Unknowns: 201311: Case 2

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==Clinical History==
48 year old male with a solid 3.5 cm thyroid nodule on ultrasound.
==Cytology==
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===Resident Questions===
* <spoiler text="Diagnosis?">
* Follicular neoplasm ). </spoiler?">* <spoiler text="What are the most common molecular associations with follicular neoplasms/ follicular carcinoma?">* Ras mutations mutation in 4849%.* PAX8-PPAR gamma rearrangement rearrangements in 36%.</spoiler>
</spoiler>==Cytologic Features==* Microfollicles and trabeculae* Cellular crowding* Cellular aspirate* Little to absent colloid* Monotony