title: [Insular carcinoma of the thyroid. Apropos of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: We present a new case report of "Insular" thyroid carcinoma. The first series was published, in 1984, by Carcangiu et al. The propensity for local recurrence and early distant metastases explains the poor prognosis of this carcinoma and demands aggressive therapy at the time of diagnosis. This includes radical surgery, radiotherapy with possible chemotherapy. Clinical and pathological arguments suggest that this carcinoma could be an intermediate stage in the process of loss of differentiation of some thyroid neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique, Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer, Strasbourg.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Auge
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rodier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pusel
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Janser
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000032:analysis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013954:Thyroglobulin
vernacular_title: Le carcinome insulaire de la thyroïde. A propos d'un cas avec revue de la littérature.