Handling of thyroid follicular patterned lesions.
A novel scheme for the classification of well-differentiated thyroid tumors composed of follicular cells and having a follicular pattern of growth is presented. In addition to the two conventional categories, i.e., adenoma and carcinoma, this scheme includes a group of tumors "of uncertain malignant potential."
Rosai
Juan
J
Italian Diagnostic Center, Via Saint Bon, 20, Milan, Italy. rosai@cdi.it
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology; D018265:Carcinoma, Papillary, Follicular / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology