Spindle epithelial tumor with thymus-like differentiation (SETTLE) of the thyroid with prominent mitotic activity and focal necrosis

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 712-716

  Kirby, P A ^a   Ellison, W A ^a   Thomas, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

FNA; Immunohistochemistry; SETTLE; Spindle cell thymoma; Thyroid; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHROMOGRANIN; CYTOKERATIN; KERATIN; NEURON SPECIFIC ENOLASE; PROTEIN S 100; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TUMOR MARKER; VIMENTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METASTASIS; MITOSIS; SPINDLE CELL CARCINOMA; THYMOMA; THYROID TUMOR; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR NECROSIS;

ADULT; BRANCHIAL REGION; CELL DIVISION; CHORISTOMA; DESMOSOMES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MALE; NECROSIS; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; THYMOMA; THYMUS GLAND; THYMUS NEOPLASMS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0032983815     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-199906000-00011     Document Type: Article

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