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Hürthle cell carcinoma arising from thyroid papillary carcinoma

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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.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

    Virginia A. LiVolsi MD

  2. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand

    L. Jonathan Zwi MD

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Zwi, L.J., LiVolsi, V.A. Hürthle cell carcinoma arising from thyroid papillary carcinoma. Endocr Pathol 13, 213–217 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12022-002-0002-y

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