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==Overview==
==Overview==
Thyroid adenoma arises from [[epithelial cell]]s of [[thyroid]] gland, that are normally involved in secretion of [[thyroxine]] hormone. The most common [[gene]] involved in the pathogenesis of thyroid adenoma is ''THADA'' [[gene]].
[[Thyroid]] [[adenoma]] arises from the [[epithelial cell]]s of the [[thyroid]] gland, which are normally involved in secretion of [[thyroxine]] hormone. The most common [[gene]] involved in the [[pathogenesis]] of [[thyroid]] [[adenoma]] is ''THADA'' [[gene]].


==Pathogenesis==
==Pathogenesis==
Thyroid adenoma are lumps which commonly arise within an otherwise normal [[thyroid|thyroid gland]].<ref name="urlNew York Thyroid Center: Thyroid Nodules">{{cite web |url=http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/thyroid/nodules.html |title=New York Thyroid Center: Thyroid Nodules |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> They indicate a [[thyroid]] neoplasm.
[[Thyroid]] [[adenoma]] are lumps which commonly arise within an otherwise normal [[thyroid|thyroid gland]]. They indicate a [[thyroid]] neoplasm.<ref name="pmid16728572">{{cite journal |vauthors=Niedziela M |title=Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules in children |journal=Endocr. Relat. Cancer |volume=13 |issue=2 |pages=427–53 |date=June 2006 |pmid=16728572 |doi=10.1677/erc.1.00882 |url=}}</ref>
* Sometimes a thyroid nodule presents as a fluid-filled cavity called a thyroid cyst. Often, solid components are mixed with the fluid. Thyroid cysts most commonly result from degenerating [[thyroid adenoma]]s, which are benign, but they occasionally contain malignant solid components.<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/thyroid-nodules/DS00491/DSECTION=causes mayoclinic.com > Thyroid nodules] Feb. 22, 2011</ref>
* Sometimes a [[thyroid]] [[nodule]] presents as a fluid-filled cavity called a [[thyroid]] cyst. Often, solid components are mixed with the fluid. [[Thyroid]] [[cysts]] most commonly result from degenerating [[thyroid adenoma]]s, which are benign, but they occasionally contain [[malignant]] solid components.
* A thyroid adenoma may be clinically silent, or it may be a "functional" [[tumor]], producing excessive [[thyroid hormone]]. In this case, it may result in symptomatic [[hyperthyroidism]], and may be referred to as a ''toxic'' thyroid adenoma. Careful [[pathology|pathological]] examination may be necessary to distinguish a thyroid adenoma from a minimally invasive [[thyroid cancer|follicular thyroid carcinoma]].
* [[Thyroid]] [[adenoma]] may be clinically silent, or it may be a "functional" [[tumor]], producing excessive [[thyroid hormone]]. In this case, it may result in symptomatic [[hyperthyroidism]], and may be referred to as a toxic thyroid adenoma.  
===Colloid Nodules===
===Colloid Nodules===
Colloid nodules (CN) are non-neoplastic benign nodules occurring within the [[thyroid]] gland. They form the vast majority of nodular thyroid disease. Colloid nodules are composed of irregularly enlarged follicles containing abundant [[colloid]]. Some [[colloid]] nodules can be cystic (cystic colloid nodule), and may contain areas of [[necrosis]], [[haemorrhage]] and [[calcification]]. [[Colloid nodule]] may be single or multiple and can vary considerably in size.<ref> Colloid nodule (thyroid). Radiopedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/colloid-nodule-thyroid-1 Accessed on October,7, 2015</ref>
Colloid [[nodules]] are non-neoplastic [[benign]] [[nodules]] occurring within the [[thyroid]] gland. They form the vast majority of nodular thyroid disease. Colloid [[nodules]] are composed of irregularly enlarged follicles containing abundant [[colloid]]. Some [[colloid]] [[nodules]] can be cystic ([[cystic]] colloid [[nodule]]), and may contain areas of [[necrosis]], [[hemorrhage]], and [[calcification]]. [[Colloid nodule|Colloid nodules]] may be single or multiple and can vary considerably in size.<ref name="pmid9484634">{{cite journal| author=Zacks JF, de las Morenas A, Beazley RM, O'Brien MJ| title=Fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of colloid nodule versus follicular variant of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid. | journal=Diagn Cytopathol | year= 1998 | volume= 18 | issue= 2 | pages= 87-90 | pmid=9484634 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=9484634  }}</ref>
 
==Genetics==
==Genetics==
* The target [[gene]] associated with thyroid adenoma has been identified and referred to as ''thyroid adenoma associated'' (''THADA'') gene.<ref name="pmid12955091">{{cite journal| author=Rippe V, Drieschner N, Meiboom M, Murua Escobar H, Bonk U, Belge G et al.| title=Identification of a gene rearranged by 2p21 aberrations in thyroid adenomas. | journal=Oncogene | year= 2003 | volume= 22 | issue= 38 | pages= 6111-4 | pmid=12955091 | doi=10.1038/sj.onc.1206867 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12955091  }} </ref><ref name="KlothBelge2011">{{cite journal|last1=Kloth|first1=Lars|last2=Belge|first2=Gazanfer|last3=Burchardt|first3=Käte|last4=Loeschke|first4=Siegfried|last5=Wosniok|first5=Werner|last6=Fu|first6=Xin|last7=Nimzyk|first7=Rolf|last8=Mohamed|first8=Salah A|last9=Drieschner|first9=Norbert|last10=Rippe|first10=Volkhard|last11=Bullerdiek|first11=Jörn|title=Decrease in thyroid adenoma associated (THADA) expression is a marker of dedifferentiation of thyroid tissue|journal=BMC Clinical Pathology|volume=11|issue=1|year=2011|pages=13|issn=1472-6890|doi=10.1186/1472-6890-11-13}}</ref>
* The target [[gene]] associated with [[thyroid]] [[adenoma]] has been identified and referred to as ''[[thyroid]] [[adenoma]] associated'' (''THADA'') gene.<ref name="pmid12955091">{{cite journal| author=Rippe V, Drieschner N, Meiboom M, Murua Escobar H, Bonk U, Belge G et al.| title=Identification of a gene rearranged by 2p21 aberrations in thyroid adenomas. | journal=Oncogene | year= 2003 | volume= 22 | issue= 38 | pages= 6111-4 | pmid=12955091 | doi=10.1038/sj.onc.1206867 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=12955091  }} </ref><ref name="KlothBelge2011">{{cite journal|last1=Kloth|first1=Lars|last2=Belge|first2=Gazanfer|last3=Burchardt|first3=Käte|last4=Loeschke|first4=Siegfried|last5=Wosniok|first5=Werner|last6=Fu|first6=Xin|last7=Nimzyk|first7=Rolf|last8=Mohamed|first8=Salah A|last9=Drieschner|first9=Norbert|last10=Rippe|first10=Volkhard|last11=Bullerdiek|first11=Jörn|title=Decrease in thyroid adenoma associated (THADA) expression is a marker of dedifferentiation of thyroid tissue|journal=BMC Clinical Pathology|volume=11|issue=1|year=2011|pages=13|issn=1472-6890|doi=10.1186/1472-6890-11-13}}</ref>
* In thyroid adenomas [[protein]] associated with ''THADA'' was frequently found to be truncated.
* In thyroid adenomas, [[protein]] associated with ''THADA'' was frequently found to be truncated.
* While competing with the full-length protein translated from the normal allele of ''THADA'' the altered [[protein]] derived from the truncated [[gene]] might lead to an impaired induction of [[apoptosis]], and subsequently give rise to an increased [[cell]] proliferation leading to benign thyroid tumors with 2p21 translocations, without significant changes of the expression level.
* While competing with the full-length [[protein]] translated from the normal [[allele]] of ''THADA'', the altered [[protein]] derived from the truncated [[gene]] might lead to an impaired induction of [[apoptosis]], and subsequently give rise to an increased [[cell]] [[proliferation]] leading to benign [[thyroid]] [[Tumor|tumors]] with 2p21 [[translocations]], without significant changes of the expression level.
 
==Associated Conditions==
==Associated Conditions==
* [[Hyperthyroidism]]
* [[Hyperthyroidism]]
* [[Multinodular goiter]]
* [[Multinodular goiter]]
==Gross Pathology==
==Gross Pathology==
Thyroid follicular adenoma ranges in diameter from  3&nbsp;cm on an average, but sometimes is larger (up to 10 cm) or smaller. The typical [[thyroid]] [[adenoma]] is solitary, spherical and encapsulated lesion that is well demarcated from the surrounding parenchyma. The color ranges from gray-white to red-brown, depending upon
Thyroid follicular [[adenoma]] ranges in diameter from  3&nbsp;cm on an average, but sometimes is larger (up to 10 cm) or smaller. The typical [[thyroid]] [[adenoma]] is a solitary, spherical, and encapsulated lesion that is well demarcated from the surrounding [[parenchyma]].<ref name="pmid17703450">{{cite journal |vauthors=Deveci MS, Deveci G, LiVolsi VA, Gupta PK, Baloch ZW |title=Concordance between thyroid nodule sizes measured by ultrasound and gross pathology examination: effect on patient management |journal=Diagn. Cytopathol. |volume=35 |issue=9 |pages=579–83 |date=September 2007 |pmid=17703450 |doi=10.1002/dc.20714 |url=}}</ref>The color ranges from gray-white to red-brown, depending upon:
# The cellularity of the adenoma
# The cellularity of the [[adenoma]]
# The colloid content
# The [[colloid]] content
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Image:Follicular Adenoma of the Thyroid Gland.jpg|Follicular Adenoma of the Thyroid Gland
<ref name=radio02>Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. [http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/8/1/270] (original file[http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/8/1/270‘’here’’]).[http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/8/1/270/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC]</ref>
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==Microscopic Pathology==
==Microscopic Pathology==
* Areas of [[hemorrhage]], [[fibrosis]], [[calcification]], and cystic change, similar to what is found in multinodular goiters, are common in thyroid (follicular) adenoma, particularly in larger lesions.
* Areas of [[hemorrhage]], [[fibrosis]], [[calcification]], and cystic change similar to what is found in [[multinodular goiter]]<nowiki/>s, are common in [[thyroid]] (follicular) [[adenoma]], particularly in larger lesions.
* Encapsulated [[tumor]]s without evidence of infiltration
* Encapsulated [[tumor]]s without evidence of [[Infiltration (medical)|infiltration]] may be found.
* [[Colloid]] nodules are distinguished by an apparently gelatinous mass of [[colloid]] both surrounding and contained within [[follicular cell]]s. Colloid nodules are not surrounded by a fibrous capsule of compressed [[tissue]]. However, they are surrounded by flattened [[epithelium|epithelial]] cells.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rcpa.tv/parts/educational/anatomical/Dr_Alpha_Tsui/Thyroid_cytology.pdf |title=Thyroid cytology |author=Dr. Alpha Tsui |date=10 October 2010 |publisher=thyroidmanager.org |accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> Both the number of cells and the type of colloid may vary considerably.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thyroidmanager.org/chapter%206d/fnabiopsy-frame.htm |title=Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of the Thyroid Gland, Chapter 6d.  |author=Diana S. Dean, M.D. Hossein Gharib, M.D. |date=10 October 2010 |publisher=thyroidmanager.org |accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Colloid]] nodules are distinguished by an apparently gelatinous mass of [[colloid]] both surrounding and contained within [[follicular cell]]s. Colloid [[nodules]] are not surrounded by a fibrous [[capsule]] of compressed [[tissue]]. However, they are surrounded by flattened [[epithelium|epithelial]] cells.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rcpa.tv/parts/educational/anatomical/Dr_Alpha_Tsui/Thyroid_cytology.pdf |title=Thyroid cytology |author=Dr. Alpha Tsui |date=10 October 2010 |publisher=thyroidmanager.org |accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> Both the number of cells and the type of [[colloid]] may vary considerably.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thyroidmanager.org/chapter%206d/fnabiopsy-frame.htm |title=Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of the Thyroid Gland, Chapter 6d.  |author=Diana S. Dean, M.D. Hossein Gharib, M.D. |date=10 October 2010 |publisher=thyroidmanager.org |accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref>
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Image:Follicular adenoma.png|Follicular adenoma of the thyroid gland
Image:Micropathology.jpg|Histology of the encapsulated tumor. (a) Photomicrograph showing an encapsulated tumor composed of cells arranged in microfollicular, glandular and trabecular patterns (hematoxylin and eosin; 100×). (b) High power photomicrograph showing the microfollicles containing inspissated colloid resembling hyaline globules and separated by eosinophilic extracellular hyaline material. (hematoxylin and eosin; 100×).<ref name=radio02>Image courtesy of Dr Frank Gaillard. [http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/8/1/270] (original file[http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/8/1/270‘’here’’]).[http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/8/1/270/licence Creative Commons BY-SA-NC]</ref>
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Overview

Thyroid adenoma arises from the epithelial cells of the thyroid gland, which are normally involved in secretion of thyroxine hormone. The most common gene involved in the pathogenesis of thyroid adenoma is THADA gene.

Pathogenesis

Thyroid adenoma are lumps which commonly arise within an otherwise normal thyroid gland. They indicate a thyroid neoplasm.[1]

Colloid Nodules

Colloid nodules are non-neoplastic benign nodules occurring within the thyroid gland. They form the vast majority of nodular thyroid disease. Colloid nodules are composed of irregularly enlarged follicles containing abundant colloid. Some colloid nodules can be cystic (cystic colloid nodule), and may contain areas of necrosis, hemorrhage, and calcification. Colloid nodules may be single or multiple and can vary considerably in size.[2]

Genetics

Associated Conditions

Gross Pathology

Thyroid follicular adenoma ranges in diameter from 3 cm on an average, but sometimes is larger (up to 10 cm) or smaller. The typical thyroid adenoma is a solitary, spherical, and encapsulated lesion that is well demarcated from the surrounding parenchyma.[5]The color ranges from gray-white to red-brown, depending upon:

  1. The cellularity of the adenoma
  2. The colloid content

Microscopic Pathology


Reference

  1. Niedziela M (June 2006). "Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules in children". Endocr. Relat. Cancer. 13 (2): 427–53. doi:10.1677/erc.1.00882. PMID 16728572.
  2. Zacks JF, de las Morenas A, Beazley RM, O'Brien MJ (1998). "Fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis of colloid nodule versus follicular variant of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid". Diagn Cytopathol. 18 (2): 87–90. PMID 9484634.
  3. Rippe V, Drieschner N, Meiboom M, Murua Escobar H, Bonk U, Belge G; et al. (2003). "Identification of a gene rearranged by 2p21 aberrations in thyroid adenomas". Oncogene. 22 (38): 6111–4. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1206867. PMID 12955091.
  4. Kloth, Lars; Belge, Gazanfer; Burchardt, Käte; Loeschke, Siegfried; Wosniok, Werner; Fu, Xin; Nimzyk, Rolf; Mohamed, Salah A; Drieschner, Norbert; Rippe, Volkhard; Bullerdiek, Jörn (2011). "Decrease in thyroid adenoma associated (THADA) expression is a marker of dedifferentiation of thyroid tissue". BMC Clinical Pathology. 11 (1): 13. doi:10.1186/1472-6890-11-13. ISSN 1472-6890.
  5. Deveci MS, Deveci G, LiVolsi VA, Gupta PK, Baloch ZW (September 2007). "Concordance between thyroid nodule sizes measured by ultrasound and gross pathology examination: effect on patient management". Diagn. Cytopathol. 35 (9): 579–83. doi:10.1002/dc.20714. PMID 17703450.
  6. Dr. Alpha Tsui (10 October 2010). "Thyroid cytology" (PDF). thyroidmanager.org. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  7. Diana S. Dean, M.D. Hossein Gharib, M.D. (10 October 2010). "Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of the Thyroid Gland, Chapter 6d". thyroidmanager.org. Retrieved 26 September 2011.