Open AccessSquamous cell carcinoma associated with tall cell variant of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
Author(s) -
Mohammad Javad Ashraf,
Negar Azarpira,
Bijan Khademi,
M Peiravi
Publication year - 2010
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 - 10.4103/0377-4929.68286
Subject(s) - pathology , immunohistochemistry , papillary carcinoma , basal cell , carcinoma , medicine , thyroid , histology , metastasis , lymph node metastasis , thyroid carcinoma , lymph node , oncology , cancer
We report the simultaneous occurrence of the tall cell variant of papillary carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in the thyroid gland. Histology and immunohistochemical findings are discussed and it seems that the malignant squamous component was transformed from the tall cell variant of papillary carcinoma. Metastasis from the squamous cell carcinoma is diagnosed in the regional lymph node.