Thyroid-like low grade nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma in a 20 year old student: A case report and review of literature

Low grade nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma (LGNPA) is a rare variant of nasopharyngeal adenocarcinoma with an excellent prognosis and a histo-morphologic similarity with papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC). It can be differentiated from PTC using ThyroidTranscriptionFactor-1 (TTF-1) and Thyroglo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nigerian journal of medicine 2019, Vol.28 (4), p.560-565
Hauptverfasser:	Ukah, CO, Menkiti, FE, Ofoegbu, VC, Achusi, IB
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	nasopharynx papillary adenocarcinoma thyroglobulin thyroid transcription factor-1
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Zusammenfassung:	Low grade nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma (LGNPA) is a rare variant of nasopharyngeal adenocarcinoma with an excellent prognosis and a histo-morphologic similarity with papillary thyroid carcinoma(PTC). It can be differentiated from PTC using ThyroidTranscriptionFactor-1 (TTF-1) and Thyroglobulin immunostains. We report a case of thyroid-like LGNPA in a 20 year old Nigerian student
ISSN:	1115-2613
DOI:	10.4103/1115-2613.278650