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


* Unencapsulated
* Lymphatic spread
* Multifocal


* Unencapsulated multifocal tumor lesions
* Positive lymphatic spread
* Orphan Annie eye and Psammoma bodies


* Solitary mass with irregular borders and increased vascularity on U/S
* Solitary mass with irregular borders and increased vascularity on U/S
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* RET proto-oncogene activation
* RET proto-oncogene activation
* BRAF oncogene activation
* BRAF oncogene activation
* NTRK1
* NTRK1 activation

Revision as of 15:53, 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 and ATP5E stain +ve


  • Unencapsulated multifocal tumor lesions
  • Positive lymphatic spread
  • Orphan Annie eye and Psammoma bodies
  • Solitary mass with irregular borders and increased vascularity on U/S
  • Located at the subcapsular region
  • Small punctate regions of echogenicity due to calcification
  • Lymph node metastases present
  • RET proto-oncogene activation
  • BRAF oncogene activation
  • NTRK1 activation