Other Rare Tumours and Tumour-Like Lesions
Fig. 6.1 Solid cell nests (SCNs) of the human thyroid. SCNs appear as cellular clusters with a lobulated configuration within the interstitium of the thyroid gland (a–c). They are usually…
Rare Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas
Fig. 2.1 Hobnail (micropapillary) variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. This variant typically shows a variable combination of papillary (a), micropapillary (b) and follicular growth pattern (c). Both the papillae and…
Rare Follicular Tumours
Fig. 3.1 Oncocytic (Hürthle cell, oxyphilic) tumour with clear cell features. Benign (a) and malignant oncocytic follicular tumours have abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm due to the accumulation of innumerable abnormal…
Rare Familial Tumours
Chromosomal location Gene Thyroid tumour/s Additional lesions 19p13.11 GRIM-19 (NDUFA13) Multifocal Hürthle cell (oncocytic) adenoma, PTC and/or FTC 19p13.2 TCO (unknown) Multifocal Hürthle cell (oncocytic) adenoma, PTC and/or FTC 1q21…
Small Cell Tumours
Fig. 4.1 Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC) . This case of PDTC discloses solid growth pattern, foci of necrosis and invasion of the capsule (a), as well as invasion of…
Introduction
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018José Manuel Cameselle-Teijeiro, Catarina Eloy and Manuel Sobrinho-Simões (eds.)Rare Tumors of the Thyroid Glandhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61182-2_1 1. Introduction Manuel Sobrinho-Simões1, 2, 3, 4 , Catarina Eloy1, 2, 3 , Isabel Amendoeira1, 4 , Paula Soares1, 2, 3 , Javier Caneiro-Gómez5 , Miguel Melo1, 2,…
Therapeutic Options
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018José Manuel Cameselle-Teijeiro, Catarina Eloy and Manuel Sobrinho-Simões (eds.)Rare Tumors of the Thyroid Glandhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61182-2_7 7. Therapeutic Options Miguel Melo1, 2, 3 , José M. Cameselle-Teijeiro4, 5, 6 , Catarina Eloy1, 7 , Isabel Amendoeira1, 8 , Paula Soares1, 7 , Javier Caneiro-Gómez9 and…
