Papillary carcinoma tall cell variant (TCV): a review.
Tall cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma is an aggressive form of thyroid cancer with a significant mortality. This review describes the pathology of this variant, compares it to its pathologic mimics and discusses its clinical pathologic features. The literature on this tumor is reviewed. A brief discussion of molecular pathologic correlates is included.
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Virginia A
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. linus@mail.med.upenn.edu
D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure