Clinical cases

Cytological Features of Subacute Thyroiditis

Cytological signs of subacute thyroiditis in fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland: detection of giant multinucleated cells.

Thyroid FNA smear: multinucleated giant cell in subacute thyroiditis
Thyroid FNA smear: multinucleated giant cell in subacute thyroiditis

🔬Subacute thyroiditis. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland. The most striking feature is the abundance of bizarrely shaped multinucleated giant cells (Papanicolaou stain). ✅Source: Cibas - Cytology. Diagnostic Principles and Clinical Correlates 5 ed (2021)