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Isolation of Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells by Multi-parameter Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting
Published on: May 1, 2015
[Bilateral lymphoepithelial cysts of the thyroid]
Julien Adam1, Philippe Bonnichon, Marie-Cécile Vacher-Lavenu
1Service d'anatomie pathologique, hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, 75679 Paris cedex 14, France.
Abstract:
Lymphoepithelial cysts are rare lesions of the thyroid, with exceptional bilateral presentation. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman presenting with a multinodular goiter, without associated clinical or biological abnormality. Histological examination demonstrated multiple cysts lined by squamous or respiratory-type epithelium, associated with a dense lymphoid infiltrate. Chronic thyroiditis and numerous solid cell nests were also observed in the adjacent parenchyma. We briefly discuss differential diagnosis and current hypothesis concerning the pathogenesis of these peculiar lesions.
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