Ann Dermatol.  2017 Feb;29(1):123-125. 10.5021/ad.2017.29.1.123.

Cutaneous Implantation Metastasis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Following Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

• Na CH
• Kim DJ
• Kim MS
• Shin BS

• KMID: 2368047
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2017.29.1.123

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Biopsy*
Biopsy, Fine-Needle*
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Thyroid Gland*
Thyroid Neoplasms*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 A solitary bean sized bluish nodule on right anterior neck.

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  Fig. 2 Histologic and immunohistochemical study of the biopsy specimen. (A) The tumor cells was monomorphic with ground glass nuclei, nuclear pseudoinclusions and nuclear grooves (H&E, ×200). (B) Immunohistochemical stain for cytokeratin 19 was positive in tumor cells (cytokeratin 19, ×200). (C) Immunohistochemical stain for thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) was positive in tumor cells and follicles (TTF-1, ×200). (D) Immunohistochemical stain for thyroglobulin was focal positive in tumor cells (thyroglobulin, ×200).

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