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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Macrofollicular Variant of Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: A Rare Underappreciated Pitfall in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Carcinoma
Thyroid, Volume 30, No. 1, Year 2020
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Background: Follicular-patterned thyroid nodules predominantly composed of macrofollicular structures without nuclear atypia are generally regarded as benign (i.e., hyperplastic nodules or follicular adenomas). In line with this concept, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) also assigns a benign connotation to the presence of macrofollicular structures, unless thyrocytes present papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)-related nuclear features that raise the possibility of a macrofollicular variant of PTC. However, cases showing macrofollicular architecture, capsular invasion, and no PTC features can also be observed. Methods: We describe the clinical, cytological, histological, and molecular genetic features of four cases of encapsulated follicular neoplasms that presented histologically with a predominant (>70%) macrofollicular architecture, but which also showed clear signs of capsular invasion, and thus were classified as macrofollicular variant of follicular thyroid carcinoma (MV-FTC). Results: Cytologically, macrofollicular structures were identified in all cases, leading to a benign FNAC diagnosis in three of the four cases. Due to increasing nodule size, thyroidectomy was performed in all cases. Histology showed focal and limited capsular invasion, without vascular invasion. Next-generation sequencing (custom 394 gene panel) of each tumor compared with matched normal DNA revealed a total of 7 somatic variants, including dual (likely biallelic) mutations in the DICER1 gene in 2 patients. The clinical outcome was excellent in all cases. Conclusions: Similar to the classical minimally invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma, MV-FTC appears to behave indolently. MV-FTC has a high rate of false-negative FNAC results, but MV-FTC is very rare (<0.05% of all thyroidectomies) and apparently has an indolent behavior. Further studies comprising larger series are necessary to better clarify the biology of this diagnostically challenging rare tumor. © Copyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2020.
Authors & Co-Authors
Bongiovanni, Massimo
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Germany, Munich
Synlab International Gmbh
La Rosa, Stefano
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Bisig, Bettina
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Trimèche, Mounir
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Foulkes, William D.
Canada, Montreal
Université Mcgill
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1089/thy.2018.0607
ISSN:
10507256
Research Areas
Cancer
Genetics And Genomics