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Papillary carcinoma arising in a papillary cystadenoma of thyroid: A case report
Author(s) -
Honoré Louis H.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930140203
Subject(s) - medicine , papillary carcinoma , cystadenoma , malignancy , thyroid carcinoma , pathology , thyroid , radiology , general surgery , pancreas
Papillary cystadenoma of the thyroid is a controversial pathologic entity, the existence of which is not universally accepted. Its malignant potential is unknown, with only scant evidence that it may be a rare precursor of the papillary carcinoma. A case is presented as a pathologically documented instance of malignancy arising in a papillary cystadenoma in a 33‐year‐old woman. The clinical implications of this finding are discussed.