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Fig. 5 | Diagnostic Pathology

Fig. 5

From: Pathological diagnosis of thyroid nodules based on core needle biopsies: comparative study between core needle biopsies and resected specimens in 578 cases

Fig. 5

Case classified as suspicious for malignancy in the CNB specimen but malignant in the resected specimen (H&E). a, The CNB specimen is mainly composed of normal thyroid follicles except for a focal fibrotic lesion at the end (× 50). b, High-power view of the fibrotic lesion shows several embedded small tubules and the cell nuclei possess the features of papillary thyroid carcinoma (× 200). c, A circumscribed sclerosing nodule is prominent in the resected specimen, with a number of small tubules and elongated glands (× 50). d, High power view of the cells shows nuclei with the features of papillary thyroid carcinoma (× 200)

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Diagnostic Pathology

ISSN: 1746-1596

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