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Elevated thyroglobulin level
* Elevated thyroglobulin level
HBME-1 stain +ve
* HBME-1 stain +ve
ATP5E stain +ve
* ATP5E stain +ve
Orphan Annie eye nuclear inclusions
* Orphan Annie eye nuclear inclusions
Psammoma bodies
* Psammoma bodies


Unencapsulated
* Unencapsulated
Lymphatic spread
* Lymphatic spread
Multifocal
* Multifocal


RET proto-oncogene
* RET proto-oncogene activation
BRAF oncogene
* BRAF oncogene activation

Revision as of 15:45, 1 November 2015

  • 30-50 yo Caucasian women
  • Ionizing radiation exposure
  • Positive family history
  • Asymptomatic painless neck nodule


  • Elevated thyroglobulin level
  • HBME-1 stain +ve
  • ATP5E stain +ve
  • Orphan Annie eye nuclear inclusions
  • Psammoma bodies
  • Unencapsulated
  • Lymphatic spread
  • Multifocal
  • RET proto-oncogene activation
  • BRAF oncogene activation