Metastatic Hürthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid presenting as ulcerated scrotum nodules

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 392-394

  Shon, Wonwoo ^a   Ferguson, Sara B ^b   Comfere, Nneka I ^b  

^a Division of Anatomic Pathology ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous metastases; H rthle cell carcinoma; Scrotum

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM DISORDER; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN METASTASIS; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL; THYROIDECTOMY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADENOMA, OXYPHILIC; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; SCROTUM; SKIN NEOPLASMS; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 77952916763     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181c1acaf     Document Type: Article

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