title: Follicular thyroid carcinoma with insular component: a retrospective case study, immunohistochemical analysis and literature review.
abstract: This is a retrospective case study of a 61-year-old woman diagnosed with follicular thyroid carcinoma. The patient underwent thyroidectomy for the treatment of goitre after being admitted for shortness of breath. Microscopic and immunohistochemical studies were performed, which confirmed follicular carcinoma of the thyroid with an insular component. We also conducted a review of the literature on this uncommon entity.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Pathology, Universiti Kuala Lumpur - Royal College of Medicine Perak, 3 Jalan Greentown, Ipoh 30450, Perak, Malaysia. ththan@rcmp.unikl.edu.my
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Htwe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karim
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome