Nonpigmented papillary carcinoma in a black thyroid gland.
A case of papillary thyroid carcinoma occurring in a 27-year-old man with black thyroid syndrome is reported. The tumor, in contrast to the remaining thyroid, was not pigmented. The significance and potential utility of the differential pigmentation are discussed.
Landas
S K
SK
Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
Marsh
W L
WL
Schuller
D E
DE
Rao
M K
MK
Wajda
K J
KJ
D000328:Adult; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008911:Minocycline / Q000009:adverse effects; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
D008911:Minocycline