Open AccessOncocytic variant of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma: “Is diagnosis possible by fine-needle aspiration?”
Author(s) -
Mine Önenerk,
Şule Canberk,
Pembegül Güneş,
Murat Erkan,
Gamze Kılıçoğlu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cyto journal/cytojournal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5963
pISSN - 1742-6413
DOI - 10.4103/1742-6413.192188
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , thyroid , histopathology , pathology , thyroid carcinoma , carcinoma , radiology , biopsy
Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC) is a very rare entity, and the diagnosis can be made on histopathology specimens. However, recognition of characteristic features of PDTC is significant on fine-needle aspirations (FNAs) to differentiate this entity from well-differentiated and anaplastic thyroid carcinomas. Here, we present an FNA case concordant with "oncocytic variant of PDTC" and discuss whether definitive diagnosis can be given on FNAs to assess the prognosis in clinically inoperable patients