Specifically, FA may be a direct precursor (similar genetic mutations may be seen, although lower frequency) since the histology is identical except for invasion, and patients with FC are about a decade older than patients with adenoma. Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma—Disease Fact Sheet Definition ■...
This entity may represent a source of diagnostic error, since it can be easily misinterpreted as a macrofollicular adenoma or nodular goiter. Design.--In this study, we describe 3 cases of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid with a macrofollicular growth pattern and review the literature. Results...