title: [Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells].
abstract: Rapidly growing thyroid tumour in a female of 70 is reported. Histologically, the structures of three types were distinguished: follicular adenoma, follicular-solid form of the follicular adenoma and poorly differentiated tumour with presence of osteoclast-like cells. The latter were shown to contain an immunoreactive thyroglobulin. The origin of this giant cells in the thyroid tumour is discussed.
authors.affiliation: I.I. Mechnikov State Medical Academy, Sanct-Petersburg.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Serezhin
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Anichkov
authors.forename: Iu L
authors.initials: IuL
authors.lastname: Avdeenko
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D018286:Carcinoma, Giant Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Anaplasticheskiĭ rak shchitovidnoĭ zhelezy s osteoklastopodovnymi giantskimi kletkami.