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Management of Non-Invasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like Features (NIFT-P)

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Non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like features (NIFT-P) is a predominantly non-invasive neoplasm arising from thyroid follicular cells showing follicular growth pattern with nuclear features of papillary thyroid carcinoma. NIFT-P has an excellent long-term prognosis, although controversy exists regarding histopathologic diagnosis and surveillance protocols. This chapter highlights the diagnosis, treatment and postoperative management of NIFT-P.

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Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Dr. Ozgur Mete for his insight on this topic and for providing the pathology photo of a histological example of NIFT-P.

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  1. Section of Endocrine Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    May-Anh Nguyen & Jesse D. Pasternak

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Nguyen, MA., Pasternak, J.D. (2023). Management of Non-Invasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-like Features (NIFT-P). In: Roman, S.A., Shen, W.T., Sosa, J.A. (eds) Controversies in Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37135-6_16

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