title: Deletion of part of the long arm of chromosome 13 as the only karyotypic aberration in a follicular thyroid adenoma.
abstract: A follicular thyroid adenoma is described showing a del(13)(q14) as the only karyotypicabnormality. The karyotypic similarities to another benign tumor, the lipoma, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Center of Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling, University of Bremen, Fed. Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belge
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thode
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bullerdiek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartnitzke
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D002872:Chromosome Deletion; D002882:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 13; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D008067:Lipoma / Q000235:genetics; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology