Follicular thyroid carcinoma with metastasis to skin diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2008 Jul-Sep; 51(3): 430-1
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
In April 2006, a 55-year-old female presented with a thyroid mass and multiple skin nodules on scalp, forehead and neck. Fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid mass and multiple skin nodules show tumor cells clusters in a repetitive microfollicular pattern on May-Grunwald-Giemsa stain suggestive of follicular thyroid carcinoma with metastasis to skin. Although follicular carcinoma have a propensity for vascular invasion and hematogenous dissemination, skin is not commonly involved. Only a few cases of cutaneous metastasis from follicular thyroid carcinoma are reported in the English language literature.
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Assunto principal:
Couro Cabeludo
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Neoplasias Cutâneas
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Neoplasias da Glândula Tireoide
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Adenocarcinoma Folicular
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Citodiagnóstico
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Biópsia por Agulha Fina
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Testa
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Pessoa de Meia-Idade
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Ano de publicação:
2008
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