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Spindle epithelial tumour with thymus‐like elements presenting with lymph node metastasis: An illustrative case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Nambirajan Aruna,
Singh Varsha,
Irugu David Victor Kumar,
Agarwal Shipra,
Jain Deepali
Publication year - 2019
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.12742
Subject(s) - histogenesis , pathology , immunohistochemistry , medicine , lymph node metastasis , metastasis , lymph node , cancer
Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus‐like elements is a quite rare and enigmatic tumor of uncertain histogenesis occurring within the thyroid. The authors present an illustrative case in a young female highlighting the cytomorphology, immunohistochemistry and molecular features, and discuss the diagnostic difficulties and therapeutic uncertainties encountered.