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cribriform morular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma
Friday 25 October 2019
CMV-PTC
The cribriform morular variant is associated with APC mutations, as found in familial adenomatous polyposis. The prognosis is similar to conventional papillary carcinoma.
PTC, cribriform morular variant has tall cells, nuclei with grooves and pseudoinclusions typical of PTC, and squamoid metaplasia. The cribriform morular variant is associated with APC mutations, as found in familial adenomatous polyposis. The prognosis is similar to conventional papillary carcinoma.