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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-30
pubmed:abstractText
We present a case of follicular adenoma with clear-cell change, which on fine-needle aspiration biopsy mimicked a Hürthle-cell tumor. Papanicolaou-stained smears revealed a monomorphic pattern of loosely cohesive groups of cells with abundant cytoplasm and centrally placed round nuclei with single prominent nucleoli. The cytoplasm was granular or finely vacuolated with occasional intracytoplasmic brown pigment. Subsequent surgical histology of the partial thyroidectomy specimen revealed a follicular adenoma composed of macro- and microfollicles. The microfollicular areas showed clear-cell change: these cells appeared identical to those seen on cytology. No Hürthle-cell change was present in the surgical specimen. Follicular cells with clear-cell change of the granular type must be added to the list of differential diagnoses when cells with Hürthle-like features are seen on aspiration biopsy of the thyroid.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
8755-1039
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
273-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Clear-cell change in follicular adenoma mimicking Hürthle-cell tumor on thyroid aspiration biopsy cytology.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports