Paucicellular variant of anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: A mimic of Riedel's thyroiditis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 388-393

  Wan, Suk King ^a   Chan, John K C ^a   Tang, Siu Kin ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma; Riedel's thyroiditis; Thyroid neoplasm

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; EPITHELIAL MEMBRANE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDITIS;

EID: 0029866143     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/105.4.388     Document Type: Article

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