Enigma portal: Undifferentiated thyroid malignant neoplasm in a patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Carmen Bárcena; Patricia Muñoz-Hernández; Magdalena Adrados; José A Jiménez-Heffernan

doi:10.1111/cyt.13238

Enigma portal: Undifferentiated thyroid malignant neoplasm in a patient with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Cytopathology. 2023 Jul;34(4):399-402. doi: 10.1111/cyt.13238. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

Authors

Carmen Bárcena¹, Patricia Muñoz-Hernández², Magdalena Adrados², José A Jiménez-Heffernan²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Pathology, Lausanne University Hospital and Lausanne University, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.

PMID: 37291954
DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13238

Abstract

Undifferentiated anaplastic thyroid tumours are uncommon and constitute a diagnostic challenge on fine needle aspiration. A case showing large, single neoplastic cells in a background of Hashimoto's disease is presented.

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Hashimoto Disease* / complications
Hashimoto Disease* / diagnosis
Hashimoto Disease* / pathology
Humans
Thyroid Neoplasms* / complications
Thyroid Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Thyroid Neoplasms* / pathology