Follicular thyroid cancer classification

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2] Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[3]

Overview

Follicular thyroid cancer may be classified according to the degree of invasion into 3 sub-types: minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma, encapsulated angioinvasive follicular thyroid cancer, and widely invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma.

Classification


 
 
 
 
Follicular thyroid cancer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma
 
Encapsulated angioinvasive follicular thyroid cancer
 
Widely invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma
 
 

Reference

  1. DeLellis, Ronald (2004). Pathology and genetics of tumours of endocrine organs. Lyon: IARC Press. ISBN 9789283224167.
  2. Sobrinho-Simões, Manuel; Eloy, Catarina; Magalhães, João; Lobo, Cláudia; Amaro, Teresina (2011). "Follicular thyroid carcinoma". Modern Pathology. 24: S10–S18. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2010.133. ISSN 0893-3952.