Fine needle aspiration cytology of metastatic tumours to the thyroid.

Tarunpreet Saini Parikshaa Gupta Nalini GuptaRadhika SrinivasanUma Nahar SaikiaPranab Dey

Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2023)

Metastasis to thyroid carcinoma is relatively uncommon. A history of malignancy, the presence of malignant cells amid benign thyroid follicular cells, unusual malignancy in a FNAC smear and immunocytochemistry are helpful in diagnosing such cases.

Keyphrases

fine needle aspiration
induced apoptosis
ultrasound guided
cell cycle arrest
squamous cell carcinoma
endoplasmic reticulum stress
oxidative stress
high grade
mycobacterium tuberculosis
cell proliferation