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HURTHLE CELL NEOPLASMS OF THE THYROID GLAND REVISITED
Runjan Chetty,
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Runjan Chetty
Department of Anatomical Pathology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Anatomical Pathology, C/O Post Office, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Vic. 3050. Australia.Search for more papers by this authorRunjan Chetty,
Corresponding Author
Runjan Chetty
Department of Anatomical Pathology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Anatomical Pathology, C/O Post Office, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Vic. 3050. Australia.Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
Hurthle cell tumours (benign and malignant) have been regarded as lesions with uncertain biological behaviour. However recent clinico-pathological studies have shown that they should be categorized as benign or malignant on the basis of capsular and/or vascular invasion, like other differentiated thyroid neoplasms. The fact that the tumours are composed of Hurthle cells is irrelevant. Currently, histological parameters do not seem to predict biological behaviour of Hurthle cell carcinomas.
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