Macrofollicular encapsulated papillary thyroid carcinoma--a case report.
Macrofollicular encapsulated papillary thyroid carcinoma (MEPC) is a rare variant of papillary carcinoma of thyroid with a favourable clinical course. It could be mistaken for a follicular neoplasm or a hyperplastic nodule. We report cytological and histopathological features of this rare variant of papillary carcinoma in a 22 year old female with brief review of literature.
Ravindra
Savithri
S
Department of Pathology, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore. savithri_ravi@hotmail.com
Niveditha
S R
SR
Geethamani
V
V
Rangaswamy
R
R
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D018265:Carcinoma, Papillary, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*