Poorly differentiated thyroid cancer

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Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma



Synonyms PDTC



















Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma is malignant neoplasm of follicular cell origin showing intermediate histopathological patterns between differentiated and undifferentiated thyroid cancers.[1]

Histopathology[edit]

  • Presence of small cells with round nuclei and scant cytoplasm with a diffuse solid pattern
  • Round or oval nests (insulae) or in trabeculae.
  • Solid growth and presence of microfollicles, some of which contain dense colloid.
  • Extrathyroidal extension and blood vessel invasion
  • Foci of necrosis,
  • Larger than 5 cm in greatest diameter at diagnosis

Epidemiology[edit]

  • PDTC affects predominantly females about 55 years of age

References[edit]

  1. "Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma: the Turin proposal for the use of uniform diagnostic criteria and an algorithmic diagnostic approach.".Am J Surg Pathol.2007;31(8)
    1256–64.doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e3180309e6a.PMID:17667551.

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