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What's in a giant cell? A case of metastatic sarcomatoid pleomorphic carcinoma with osteoclast‐like giant cells involving the thyroid
Author(s) -
Song S. J.,
Baloch Z. W.,
Kobaly K.,
Yu G. H.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12526
Subject(s) - giant cell , medicine , pathology , thyroid , thyroid carcinoma , osteoclast , receptor
We present a case of sarcomatoid pleomorphic carcinoma with osteoclast‐like giant cells metastatic to the thyroid, followed by a discussion of the different pathologic entities to consider when encountering giant cells, a common component of many thyroid FNA specimens.