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Follicular,papillary, and "hybrid" carcinomas of the thyroid |
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| Authors: | Castro Patrícia Fonseca Elsa Magalhães João Sobrinho-Simões Manuel |
| Affiliation: | IPATIMUP - Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, Portugal. |
| Abstract: | The existence of well-differentiated thyroid tumors sharing the clinicopathologic features of follicular and papillary carcinoma is discussed using the so-called diffuse (multinodular) form of the follicular variant of papillary carcinoma as a paradigm. Although the concept of a “hybrid carcinoma” of the thyroid is intellectuall very appealing, we conclude that there is not (yet) enough reliable genotypic or phenotypic evidence to support utilization of such a term. |
| Keywords: | Follicular variant of papillary carcinoma “ hybrid” carcinoma clinicopathologic features well-differentiated carcinomas |
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