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Case Reports
. 2007 Feb;17(2):179-80.
doi: 10.1089/thy.2006.0093.

Follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma arising within an ovarian teratoma

Mabel Ryder  1 , Yuri E Nikiforov, James A Fagin
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Case Reports

Follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma arising within an ovarian teratoma

Mabel Ryder et al. Thyroid. 2007 Feb.
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Figures

FIG. 1
FIG. 1
Follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma within an ovarian teratoma. Normal ovarian tissue is seen on the left (N). On the right, normal-appearing thyroid tissue (T) merges with a focus of follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).
FIG. 2
FIG. 2
High-power magnification of follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma arising within ovarian teratoma. The tumor has predominantly microfollicular growth pattern with occasional normal-sized follicles filled with colloid (C) and lined by cells with overlapping nuclei showing clearing of chromatin and irregularity in nuclear contours.
FIG. 3
FIG. 3
Normal ovarian tissue from the same ovary. Note the presence of normal ovarian stromal cells and blood vessels.
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References

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