Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid Diagnosed as Anaplastic Carcinoma: Failure in Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology?

A case of primary squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the thyroid which had been initially diagnosed as an anaplastic carcinoma (ATC) is described: female, 73 years old, with a fast-growing cervical nodule on the left side and hoarseness for 3 months. Ultrasonography showed a 4.5 cm solid nodule. FNA w...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Bolfi, Maria A. C. Domingues, Manuel Sobrinho-Simões, Paula Soares, Ricardo Celestino, Emanuel C. Castilho, Guareide Carelli, Norberto S. Paes, Glaucia M. F. S. Mazeto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/301780