Cytological Features of High‐Grade Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Comparative Study With Low‐Grade Cases

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Aki Tanaka · Kuma Hospital

Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa · Kuma Hospital

Ayana Suzuki · Kuma Hospital

Miyoko Higuchi · Kuma Hospital

Risa Kanematsu · Kuma Hospital

山尾直輝 · Kuma Hospital

Seiji Kuma · Kuma Hospital

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Mitotic figures, nuclear grooves, fine chromatin pattern, irregularly shaped nuclei, intracellular mucin, and cannibalism are cytological findings suggestive of HG-MTC. Except for pseudoinclusions, PTC-like nuclear features can be considered important diagnostic clues for HG-MTC.

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Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Thyroid Disorders and Treatments

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Published in: Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volume 54, Issue 4, pp. 293-298

DOI: 10.1002/dc.70086

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Cytological Features of High‐Grade Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Comparative Study With Low‐Grade Cases

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