CYTOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF A RARE CASE OF ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA OF THYROID IN A YOUNG WOMAN

Autor: Pawan Bhatt, Neha Dandona, Sheela Chowdhary, Sanjul Dandona, Deepa Hatwal
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 3:3704-3708
ISSN: 2278-4802
2278-4748
Popis: Anaplastic carcinoma is a rare tumor of thyroid accounting for 5 to 14% of all the thyroid neoplasms. Mean age of presentation is 5 th to 6 th decade. We report a case of 39-year-old woman presenting with complains of dyspnea, dysphagia and an anterior neck swelling. FNAC smears revealed both bizarre spindle cells and squamoid cells in cluster and sheets, also dispersed singly with wide areas of necrosis. The present case highlights a rare presentation of anaplastic carcinoma thyroid in a young woman and illustrates the role of cytology in giving an accurate diagnosis.
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