Open AccessCytokeratin 19 immunoreactivity in the diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma
Author(s) -
Debdas Bose,
Ram Das,
Uttara Chatterjee,
Uma Banerjee
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 0975-2129
pISSN - 0971-5851
DOI - 10.4103/0971-5851.99746
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , cytokeratin , adenoma , thyroid carcinoma , h&e stain , staining , thyroid , immunohistochemistry , carcinoma , context (archaeology) , papillary carcinoma , thyroidectomy , biology , paleontology
The diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is based on nuclear features. These features may be present in focal areas in benign thyroid diseases and follicular adenoma (FA), leading to diagnostic difficulty.