What if Many Follicular Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas are Not Malignant? A Review of Follicular Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and a Proposal for a new Classification

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 768-787 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilbert Daniels
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
New Classification ◽  
Follicular Variant ◽  
Thyroid Carcinomas

scholarly journals Solitary Liver Metastasis from Follicular Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-149
Author(s):  
Rahima Perveen ◽  
Jasmin Ferdous ◽  
Sharmin Quddus ◽  
Tapati Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Distant Metastases ◽  
Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Follicular Variant ◽  
Thyroid Carcinomas ◽  
Visceral Metastases ◽  
Solitary Liver

Papillary and follicular thyroid carcinomas, together known as differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTC), are among the most curable of cancers. Distant metastases are rare events at the onset of DTC. Sites of metastases from follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) are usually osseous, and those from papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) metastasize to regional nodal basins and the lungs. Visceral metastases are rare, but the involvement of multiple sites has been reported so far. Liver metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinoma (LMDTC) are rare.We present the case of a patient with follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) unusually involving the liver. Bangladesh J. Nuclear Med. 22(2): 146-149, Jul 2019

Follicular thyroid carcinoma and follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma: Clinical and histological features depending on the initial size

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Garcia Perez ◽  
Guillermo Martinez de Pinillos Gordillo ◽  
Mariana Tome Fernandez-Ladreda ◽  
Eyvee Arturo Cuellar Lloclla ◽  
Jose Alvaro Romero Porcel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Follicular Variant ◽  
Initial Size ◽  
Histological Features

A Greek Family with a Follicular Variant of Familial Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: TCO, MNG1, fPTC/PRN, and NMTC1 Excluded as Susceptibility Loci

Thyroid ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 1349-1354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tasoula Tsilchorozidou ◽  
Eleni Vafiadou ◽  
John G. Yovos ◽  
Giovani Romeo ◽  
James McKay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Susceptibility Loci ◽  
Follicular Variant

Assessment of Biomarkers for Clinical Diagnosis of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Distant Metastasis

2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huasheng Liang ◽  
Yuhua Zhong ◽  
Zuojie Luo ◽  
Yu Huang ◽  
Huade Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Clinical Diagnosis ◽  
Distant Metastasis ◽  
Roc Curve ◽  
Curve Analysis ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Roc Curve Analysis ◽  
Thyroid Carcinomas

Early diagnosis and treatment of thyroid cancers are critical for better prognosis and better survival rates. The purpose of this study was to identify potential diagnostic markers for papillary thyroid carcinomas with distant metastasis. Fifty-eight papillary thyroid tumor specimens (27 papillary thyroid carcinomas with distant metastasis and 31 without metastasis) were examined, and protein expression of pituitary tumor-transforming gene (PTTG), E-cadherin, p27kip1, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C, metalloproteinase (MMP) 2, MMP9, chemokine receptor CXCR4, and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in these tumors was assessed by immunohistochemistry. The clinicopathological variables with diagnostic significance were determined by multivariate analysis, and their diagnostic values were evaluated by ROC curve analysis. PTTG, VEGF-C, MMP2, MMP9, CXCR4, and bFGF were overexpressed in metastatic papillary thyroid carcinomas, whereas p27kip1 expression was elevated only in carcinomas lacking metastasis. Multiple-factor binary ordinal logistic regression analysis revealed that PTTG, VEGF-C, MMP2, and bFGF were independently related to biological metastatic behavior in thyroid tumors, suggesting their potential use as biomarkers. ROC curve analysis showed that among these four proteins, VEGF-C and bFGF were the best diagnostic biomarkers. A VEGF-C and bFGF cluster was the most useful factor for the differential diagnosis between metastatic and non-metastatic papillary thyroid cancers. Thus, the combined use of VEGF-C and bFGF as biomarkers may improve the diagnostic accuracy of papillary thyroid carcinoma and may be useful in multimodal screening programs for the clinical diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma and early detection of papillary thyroid carcinoma with distant metastasis.

scholarly journals Cutaneous metastases on the head and neck from a papillary thyroid carcinoma, follicular variant

2016 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-85
Author(s):  
A. Márquez García ◽  
L. Ferrándiz Pulido ◽  
J.J. Ríos-Martín ◽  
F.M. Camacho Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Follicular Variant ◽  
Cutaneous Metastases

scholarly journals The rs2910164 Genetic Variant of miR-146a-3p Is Associated with Increased Overall Mortality in Patients with Follicular Variant Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Kotlarek ◽  
Anna Kubiak ◽  
Małgorzata Czetwertyńska ◽  
Michał Świerniak ◽  
Wojciech Gierlikowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Genetic Variant ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Follicular Variant ◽  
Overall Mortality

scholarly journals Effect of Implementing the New Diagnostic Criteria for Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like Nuclear Features in King Abdulaziz University Hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-37
Author(s):  
Fatimah A. Alturkistani ◽  
Murad A. Alturkustani
Keyword(s):  
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Thyroid Neoplasm ◽  
Papillary Thyroid ◽  
Follicular Variant ◽  
King Abdulaziz University ◽  
Nuclear Features

Pathological diagnosis of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma has high inter and intra-observer variability among expert pathologists, aff ecting prognosis and management of the disease. A recent study applying strict diagnostic criteria and long-term follow up confi rmed the indolent behavior of a subtype of these tumors. They recommended a nomenclature change to noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features, refl ecting the low risk of adverse outcomes. We searched the pathology archives of King Abdulaziz University Hospital from 2002-2016 for all cases diagnosed with “follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma”. Clinical data, and imaging fi ndings were retrospectively reviewed. Available pathologyslides were reviewed using the proposed inclusion and exclusion diagnostic criteria. We confi rmed the diagnostic reproducibility of the suggested criteria. Ten out of 37 cases met the diagnostic criteria. Eightadditional patients could have had their diagnosis modifi ed if sufficient tissue samples were available. Follow up data confi rmed the indolent behavior in these cases with no recurrence or adverse outcome. We concluded that application of the new diagnostic criteria for this subtype is reasonable and has major ramifi cations for the diagnosis and management as this will spare unnecessary thyroidectomies, radioactive iodine therapy, and their complications.

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