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Published on: April 17, 2013
Cribriform-morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: characteristic histologic feature of adenomatous
Caroline Gronnier1, Gianluca Donatini, Emmanuelle Leteurtre
1Service de chirurgie endocrinienne, hôpital C.-Huriez, université Lille Nord-de-France, CHRU de Lille, 2, avenue Oscar-Lambret, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 24-year-old woman with familial adenomatous polyposis and diagnosed with cribriform-morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Neck ultrasound and computed tomography identified multiple nodules in the thyroid gland and neck lymph nodes. The cytological analysis was compatible with the diagnosis of papillary cancer of the thyroid. Total thyroidectomy with lymph node dissection was performed. The histological analysis established the diagnosis of cribriform-morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Despite preoperative findings suggesting an aggressive form of thyroid cancer with lymph node involvement, the final diagnosis was a variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma often associated with familial adenomatous polyposis and known to have a good prognosis.
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