Open AccessDiagnostic value of CD56 and nm23 markers in papillary thyroid carcinoma
Author(s) -
Karone Shahebrahimi,
Seyed Hamid Madani,
Ali R Fazaeli,
Somayeh Khazaei,
Malek Kanani,
Aliasghar Keshavarz
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.116139
Subject(s) - differential diagnosis , thyroid , immunohistochemistry , medicine , pathology , thyroid carcinoma , pathological , thyroid cancer , biopsy , context (archaeology) , biology , paleontology
Thyroid cancer is the most common malignant endocrine tumor. Nowadays tissue biopsy and pathological assessment are the best diagnostic modalities for thyroid lesions. Differential diagnosis between adenomas and follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is an important issue in pathology.