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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Cytological Features

Cytological features of the giant cell variant of medullary thyroid carcinoma: multinucleated giant cells and nuclear polymorphism in aspirate.

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Cytological preparation: multinucleated giant tumor cell
Cytological preparation: multinucleated giant tumor cell
Cytogram of aspirate: large multinucleated cell with pronounced polymorphism
Cytogram of aspirate: large multinucleated cell with pronounced polymorphism
Aspirate smear: giant atypical cell with a round hyperchromatic nucleus
Aspirate smear: giant atypical cell with a round hyperchromatic nucleus
Cytological smear: tumor cells with varying numbers of nuclei
Cytological smear: tumor cells with varying numbers of nuclei
Aspirate micropreparation: multinucleated tumor syncytium with polymorphism
Aspirate micropreparation: multinucleated tumor syncytium with polymorphism
Cytological preparation: giant cell with three large nuclei
Cytological preparation: giant cell with three large nuclei
Thyroid aspirate: trinucleated cell with abundant cytoplasm
Thyroid aspirate: trinucleated cell with abundant cytoplasm
Cytological smear: cluster of polymorphic cells and a multinucleated element
Cytological smear: cluster of polymorphic cells and a multinucleated element

Thyroid. Histologically confirmed medullary cancer (giant cell variant). Thyroid. Histologically confirmed medullary cancer (giant cell variant). Source: inst: dnevnik_cytologa (Vlad Khan).

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