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  • Title: Thyroid tumors with a follicular growth pattern: problems in differential diagnosis.
    Author: Suster S.
    Journal: Arch Pathol Lab Med; 2006 Jul; 130(7):984-8. PubMed ID: 16831055.
    Abstract:
    Tumors of the thyroid characterized by a follicular growth pattern constitute the most common type of lesion of this organ encountered by pathologists. The vast majority of such lesions do not pose difficulties for histopathologic interpretation. A subset of these tumors, however, can represent a serious challenge for diagnosis. Thyroid tumors with a follicular growth pattern include a broad range of lesions that range from benign, hyperplastic nodules to follicular adenomas to follicular carcinomas. In addition, other types of tumors belonging in separate diagnostic categories can also present histologically with a follicular growth pattern, including the follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma and medullary carcinoma. The histologic features and diagnostic criteria used for distinguishing among these conditions can often be subtle and subjective.
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