Difference between revisions of "Cytologically Yours: Unknowns: 201311: Case 5"
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* Follicular neoplasm (Hurthle cell type). </spoiler> | * Follicular neoplasm (Hurthle cell type). </spoiler> | ||
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| + | ==Cytologic Features== | ||
| + | *Pure Hurthle cell population | ||
| + | *Prominent nucleolus | ||
| + | *Pseudopsammoma bodies (Basophlic structures thought to be colloid, with concentric lamellae) | ||
| + | *Shows either small cell dysplasia (smaller cells with high N/C ratio) or large cell dysplasia (large cells with at least 2x variability in nuclear size) | ||
| + | *No lymphocytes | ||
Latest revision as of 19:57, 10 January 2014
Clinical History
69 year old female with 1.2cm thyroid nodule.
Cytology
Resident Questions
Cytologic Features
- Pure Hurthle cell population
- Prominent nucleolus
- Pseudopsammoma bodies (Basophlic structures thought to be colloid, with concentric lamellae)
- Shows either small cell dysplasia (smaller cells with high N/C ratio) or large cell dysplasia (large cells with at least 2x variability in nuclear size)
- No lymphocytes
