Intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions in aspirates of follicular neoplasms of the thyroid. A report of two cases.
Two cases are reviewed in which the presence of intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions in fine needle aspiration biopsy specimens of the thyroid suggested a diagnosis of papillary carcinoma. Subsequent surgical specimens were consistent with diagnoses of microfollicular adenoma and follicular carcinoma. These cases suggest that the presence of intranuclear inclusions in epithelial thyroid cells is not limited to papillary and medullary carcinoma, as some authors have suggested.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013396:Suction; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*