Open AccessFine-needle aspiration cytology of an intrathyroidal nodule diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Jingcui Yu,
Ying Zhang,
Zhe Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i32.9982
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , pathology , nodule (geology) , thyroid , fine needle aspiration , biopsy , cytology , radiology , neck mass , fine needle aspiration cytology , paleontology , biology
Both squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) are common malignant tumors in the neck. However, seldom has SCC of the thyroid been diagnosed. Further, cytological features of SCC and PTC have rarely been reported. The significance of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of neck masses has been established. Herein, we present an exceedingly rare case of an intrathyroidal SCC diagnosed using FNAC, along with its cytological features.