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Thyroid Gland Mucinous Follicular Adenoma

MedGen UID:
313778
•Concept ID:
C1710415
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A thyroid gland adenoma composed of follicles and characterized by the presence of abundant extracellular mucin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVThyroid Gland Mucinous Follicular Adenoma

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Etiology

MUC1 mucin gene, transcripts, and protein in adenomas and papillary carcinomas of the thyroid.
Bièche I, Ruffet E, Zweibaum A, Vildé F, Lidereau R, Franc B
Thyroid 1997 Oct;7(5):725-31. doi: 10.1089/thy.1997.7.725. PMID: 9349575
Follicular thyroid adenoma: signet ring cell variant.
Markaki S, Prevedorou D, Kyratsis G, Bouropoulou V
Arch Anat Cytol Pathol 1990;38(3):114-6. PMID: 2363591

Diagnosis

Top 10 Clear Cell Head and Neck Lesions to Contemplate.
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The curious case of Gαs gain-of-function in neoplasia.
Innamorati G, Wilkie TM, Kantheti HS, Valenti MT, Dalle Carbonare L, Giacomello L, Parenti M, Melisi D, Bassi C
BMC Cancer 2018 Mar 15;18(1):293. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4133-z. PMID: 29544460Free PMC Article
Thyroid carcinoma originating in a teratoma of the ovary.
Ferrer J, Herrero-Zapatero A, Orille V, Llaneza P, Pérez-Rodrigo C
Eur J Gynaecol Oncol 1995;16(5):396-402. PMID: 8549607
Follicular thyroid adenoma: signet ring cell variant.
Markaki S, Prevedorou D, Kyratsis G, Bouropoulou V
Arch Anat Cytol Pathol 1990;38(3):114-6. PMID: 2363591
Current therapy of thyroid nodules.
Wright HK, Burrow GN, Spaulding S, Sheahan DG
Surg Clin North Am 1974 Apr;54(2):277-88. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)40279-3. PMID: 4361604

Therapy

Current therapy of thyroid nodules.
Wright HK, Burrow GN, Spaulding S, Sheahan DG
Surg Clin North Am 1974 Apr;54(2):277-88. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)40279-3. PMID: 4361604

Prognosis

MUC1 mucin gene, transcripts, and protein in adenomas and papillary carcinomas of the thyroid.
Bièche I, Ruffet E, Zweibaum A, Vildé F, Lidereau R, Franc B
Thyroid 1997 Oct;7(5):725-31. doi: 10.1089/thy.1997.7.725. PMID: 9349575

Clinical prediction guides

Immunohistochemical analysis of thyroid adenomas with Hurthle cells.
Kanthan R, Radhi JM
Pathology 1998 Feb;30(1):4-6. doi: 10.1080/00313029800169575. PMID: 9534199
MUC1 mucin gene, transcripts, and protein in adenomas and papillary carcinomas of the thyroid.
Bièche I, Ruffet E, Zweibaum A, Vildé F, Lidereau R, Franc B
Thyroid 1997 Oct;7(5):725-31. doi: 10.1089/thy.1997.7.725. PMID: 9349575
Epithelial membrane antigen--a diagnostic discriminant in surgical pathology: immunohistochemical profile in epithelial, mesenchymal, and hematopoietic neoplasms using paraffin sections and monoclonal antibodies.
Pinkus GS, Kurtin PJ
Hum Pathol 1985 Sep;16(9):929-40. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(85)80132-5. PMID: 2993153

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