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==Resident Questions==
===Resident Questions===
* <spoiler text="Diagnosis?">
* <spoiler text="Diagnosis?">
* Lymphocytic thyroiditis (Hashimoto thyroiditis). </spoiler>
* Lymphocytic thyroiditis (Hashimoto thyroiditis). </spoiler>
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==Cytologic Features==
* Hurthle cells with intermingled lymphocytes.
* Often colloid is rare or absent.
* Large lymphoid aggregates with germinal centers.





Latest revision as of 14:47, 10 January 2014

Clinical History

45 year old female with hypothyroidism.

Cytology

Resident Questions

  • What are the clinical findings that support this diagnosis?
  • Cytologic Features

    • Hurthle cells with intermingled lymphocytes.
    • Often colloid is rare or absent.
    • Large lymphoid aggregates with germinal centers.