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Tyler Janovitz¹, Justine A Barletta²

¹Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.

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Summary

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Identifying aggressive thyroid cancer variants is crucial for patient care. This review covers aggressive papillary thyroid carcinoma, vascular invasion in follicular thyroid carcinoma, and Hürthle cell carcinoma prognostication.

Keywords:

Hobnail variant Hürthle cell carcinoma Risk stratification Tall cell variant Thyroid carcinoma

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Area of Science:

Endocrinology
Oncology
Pathology

Background:

Differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTCs) usually have an indolent course.
Accurate prognostication requires identifying aggressive tumor subtypes beyond mere extent of disease.

Purpose of the Study:

To review aggressive variants of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
To discuss the prognostic significance of vascular invasion in follicular thyroid carcinoma.
To examine Hürthle cell carcinoma and its classification.

Main Methods:

Literature review of aggressive thyroid carcinoma variants.
Analysis of prognostic factors in follicular thyroid carcinoma.
Review of Hürthle cell carcinoma classification according to WHO guidelines.

Main Results:

Specific histologic features impact DTC clinical course.
Vascular invasion is a key prognostic factor in follicular thyroid carcinoma.
Hürthle cell carcinoma is distinct from follicular thyroid carcinoma under WHO 2017 classification.

Conclusions:

Understanding aggressive DTC subtypes improves patient counseling and treatment.
Histologic assessment is vital for predicting thyroid cancer behavior.
Accurate classification of Hürthle cell carcinoma is essential.