Cribriform Morular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Patient with an Incidental Neck Lump: a Case Report and Review of the Literature
The cribriform morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (CMV-PTC) is a rare morphologic entity that is associated with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). We report a case of a young lady with an incidentally discovered right-sided neck nodule on ultrasonography with a diagnosis of CMV-PTC c...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Endocrine pathology 2014-09, Vol.25 (3), p.302-306 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The cribriform morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (CMV-PTC) is a rare morphologic entity that is associated with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). We report a case of a young lady with an incidentally discovered right-sided neck nodule on ultrasonography with a diagnosis of CMV-PTC confirmed on thyroidectomy and review the literature associated with the clinical presentation, imaging characteristics, pathological findings and the association with FAP. |
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ISSN: | 1046-3976 1559-0097 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12022-013-9274-7 |