Endocrine Pathology

, Volume 13, Issue 3, pp 213–217 | Cite as

Hürthle cell carcinoma arising from thyroid papillary carcinoma

Case Report

Abstract

Hürthle cell carcinoma of the thyroid is generally considered to be a subtype of follicular carcinoma. We report a case of a small solitary usual-type papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, with metastatic tumor in cervical lymph nodes. The lymph node tumor consisted of both tall-cell papillary carcinoma and Hürthle cell carcinoma. This suggests a closer relationship between papillary cell carcinoma and Hürthle cell tumors than previously appreciated.

Key Words

Thyroid neoplasms Hürthle cell tall-cell papillary carcinoma 
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© Humana Press Inc. 2002

Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineUniversity of Pennsylvania Medical CenterPhiladelphia
  2. 2.Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health ScienceUniversity of AucklandAucklandNew Zealand

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