Case 119

A 78-year-old female with a large lateral neck mass:

What is the morphology impression:

A: Invasive ductal carcinoma of breast

B: Salivary gland neoplasms

C: Papillary thyroid carcinoma

D: Well differentiated neuroendocrine tumor

Answer

The correct answer is C. This is a case of met PTC and maybe focal tall cell appearance with nuclei inclusions.

Case credit: UCSD Pathology

Author: Wangpan Jackson Shi, MD

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