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Metastatic follicular carcinoma of the thyroid to the skin: a case confirmed by immunohistochemistry
Author(s) -
Rico M. J.,
Penneys N. S.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1985.tb01609.x
Subject(s) - pathology , thyroglobulin , immunoperoxidase , thyroid , medicine , immunohistochemistry , eosinophilic , thyroid carcinoma , biopsy , carcinoma , follicular phase , nodule (geology) , antibody , biology , monoclonal antibody , paleontology , immunology
A 78‐year‐old woman with a history of follicular carcinoma of the thyroid developed a painless nodule on her face. A skin biopsy showed a dermal tumor composed of cells with granular, cosinophilic cytoplasm. Immunoperoxidase staining demonstrated thyroglobulin in the tumor cells, confirming the diagnosis of meta‐static thyroid carcinoma.