Fine Needle Aspiration Cytoloy of Poorly Differentiated "Insular" Carcinoma of the Thyroid - A Case Report -

갑상선의 저분화 "소도양(小島樣)" 암종의 세침흡인 세포학적 소견 - 1예 보고 -

  • Lee, Hee-Jung (Department of Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Kyung-Shin (Department of Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Young-Shin (Department of Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Lee, Kyo-Young (Department of Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kang, Chang-Suck (Department of Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Shim, Sang-In (Department of Pathology, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 이희정 (가톨릭 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 임상병리과) ;
  • 박경신 (가톨릭 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 임상병리과) ;
  • 김영신 (가톨릭 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 임상병리과) ;
  • 이교영 (가톨릭 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 임상병리과) ;
  • 강창석 (가톨릭 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 임상병리과) ;
  • 심상인 (가톨릭 의과대학 여의도 성모병원 임상병리과)
  • Published : 1998.06.30

Abstract

Cytologic features of a poorly differentiated "insular" carcinoma of the thyroid are presented. In fine needle aspiration cytology, the aspirates were highly cellular and tumor cells were arranged in loose cluster or singly dispersed on focally necrotic background. Occasional microfollicles were evident. The tumor cells had poorly defined, scanty cytoplasm and most of the nuclei were fairly uniform with coarse chromatin pattern. A few large pleomorphic cells were also noted. The cytologic findings of the present case were correlated well with the histologic findings, which showed typical insular pattern and the presence of uniform cells with occasional pleomorphism.

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