A diagnostic pitfall: Nodular tumor-like squamous metaplasia with Hashimoto's thyroiditis mimicking a sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia

Pathology Research and Practice

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 379-383

  Musso Lassalle, Sandra ^a   Butori, Catherine ^a   Bailleux, Sonenda ^a   Santini, José ^a   Franc, Brigitte ^b   Hofman, Paul ^a  

^a PASTEUR HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL AMBROISE PARÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Squamous metaplasia; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGIST; SQUAMOUS CELL; SQUAMOUS CELL METAPLASIA; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 33645906558     PISSN: 03440338     EISSN: 16180631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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