Case Reports Cytopathology 2023 Exercise 3: Diagnosis of Thyroid Carcinomas with High-Grade Cytologic Features on Fine-Needle Aspiration

Authors

Swachi Jain, MD

Department of Pathology

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health

New Hyde Park, New York

Priyanka Karam, MD

Department of Pathology

Northwell Health

Greenvale, New York

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·         describe thyroid carcinomas with high-grade cytologic features;

·         discuss incidence, presentation, morphologic features, immunohistochemical profile, prognosis, and treatment options for thyroid carcinomas with high-grade cytologic features;

·         recognize and diagnose intrathyroid thymic carcinoma on cytology; and

·         recognize differences in clinical presentation and cytologic features between intrathyroid thymic carcinoma and other thyroid carcinomas with high-grade cytologic features.