Cytomorphology of Warthin-like variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: A diagnosis not to be missed

Shruti Agrawal; Abhijeet Singh; Bhinyaram Jat; Ravi Hari Phulware

doi:10.1111/cyt.13037

Cytomorphology of Warthin-like variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma: A diagnosis not to be missed

Cytopathology. 2021 Nov;32(6):840-842. doi: 10.1111/cyt.13037. Epub 2021 Aug 8.

Authors

Shruti Agrawal¹, Abhijeet Singh², Bhinyaram Jat², Ravi Hari Phulware¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
² Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Head Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.

PMID: 34273219
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13037

Abstract

The authors have elaborated the cytological features of Warthin-like variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (WLPTC) presenting unusually with nodal metastasis in a 43-year-old lady, and which was reported on cytology as papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with lymphocytic thyroiditis.

MeSH terms

Adenolymphoma* / diagnosis
Adenolymphoma* / pathology
Adult
Carcinoma / diagnosis
Carcinoma / pathology
Carcinoma, Papillary / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Papillary / pathology
Cytodiagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Neoplasm Metastasis / pathology
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary / diagnosis
Thyroid Cancer, Papillary / pathology
Thyroid Gland / pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms / diagnosis
Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology