The case of a 76-year-old white woman with squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland arising in a background of Hashimoto's thyroiditis is presented. Squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid gland is a very rare and aggressive tumor, and only a few cases are reported as arising in Hashimoto's thyro
Solid cell nests (SCN) in Hashimoto's thyroiditis
โ Scribed by Vollenweider, Iren ;Hedinger, Chr
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 808 KB
- Volume
- 412
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0174-7398
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