International Journal of Health & Allied Sciences

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Year
: 2015  |  Volume : 4  |  Issue : 3  |  Page : 191--194

Poorly differentiated carcinoma of thyroid: A cytological dilemma


Dost Mohamed Khan, D Manimaran, G Hemanathan, S Anuradha 
 Department of Pathology, Shri Satya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Ammapettai, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence Address:
Dost Mohamed Khan
Department of Pathology, Shri Satya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Ammapettai, Chengalpattu, Kanchipuram - 603 108, Tamil Nadu
India

Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC) is a neoplasm of follicular cell that show limited evidence of structural follicular cell differentiation. They occupy both morphologically and behaviorally an intermediate position between differentiated (follicular and papillary) and undifferentiated (anaplastic) carcinomas. Preoperative fine-needle aspiration cytology can be helpful in planning treatment options and patient management. According to WHO, the occurrence is around 4-7% of all the clinically evident thyroid tumors. We report a case of PDTC with clinicopathological correlation.


How to cite this article:
Khan DM, Manimaran D, Hemanathan G, Anuradha S. Poorly differentiated carcinoma of thyroid: A cytological dilemma.Int J Health Allied Sci 2015;4:191-194


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Khan DM, Manimaran D, Hemanathan G, Anuradha S. Poorly differentiated carcinoma of thyroid: A cytological dilemma. Int J Health Allied Sci [serial online] 2015 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];4:191-194
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