Fine-needle aspiration cytology of papillary Hürthle-cell tumors of thyroid: a report of three cases.
Papillary Hürthle-cell tumors of the thyroid are composed of oxyphilic cells with a prominent papillary component. Their biologic behavior appears to be comparable with that of conventional papillary thyroid carcinomas. The literature on the fine-needle aspiration cytology of these tumors is scanty. The cytologic findings of three such cases are reported here. The findings suggest that most papillary Hürthle-cell tumors cannot be differentiated from other types of Hürthle-cell tumors cytologically.
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Department of Pathology, Saint Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, CA 93710.
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*