Papillary carcinomas - Figure 15. Differential diagnostics: oxyphilic tumors.
The positive predictive value of grooves and inclusions is much less in the case of oxyphilic cells. Therefore the diagnosis of a papillary carcinoma requires the presence of other cytological signs. Nevertheless, in most cases of oxyphilic variant the cytological diagnosis of oxyphilic tumor is not difficult.
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Oxyphilic adenoma - case 9 |
Papillary carcinoma - case 7 |
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Oxyphilic adenoma - case 9 |
Papillary carcinoma - case 7 |
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Unusually high proportion of nuclei contains groove. |
Although the diagnosis of a tumor is unequivocal, there are no signs of papillary carcinoma. |
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Oxyphilic adenoma - case 17 |
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The presence of inclusions with such a great frequency is a rare finding in lesions other than papillary carcinoma. |
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