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Thyroid nodules and neoplasms. Thyroid nodules and neoplasms. Upon completion of this lecture the students will be able to: Understand the concept of diffuse and multinodular goiter and solitary nodule. Recognize the difference between adenoma and carcinomas.
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Thyroid nodules and neoplasms • Upon completion of this lecture the students will be able to: • Understand the concept of diffuse and multinodular goiter and solitary nodule. • Recognize the difference between adenoma and carcinomas. • Describe the pathological findings in adenoma and the different types of thyroid carcinomas.
Thyroid Neoplsms • Solitary nodules : neoplastic • Nodules in younger patients : neoplastic • Nodules in males : neoplastic • A history of radiation : neoplastic • Nodules radioactive iodine (hot nodules) : benign
Adenomas • Adenomas of the thyroid are typically discrete, solitary masses. (follicular adenomas) • Degree of follicle formation and the colloid content of the follicles: • Simple colloid adenomas (macrofollicular adenomas) • A common form recapitulate stages in the embryogenesis of the normal thyroid (fetal or microfollicular, embryonal or trabecular).
Carcinomas • Carcinomas of the thyroid : 1.5% • Papillary carcinoma (75% to 85% of cases) • Follicular carcinoma (10% to 20% of cases) • Medullary carcinoma (5% of cases) • Anaplastic carcinoma (<5% of cases)
Carcinomas • Follicular Thyroid Carcinomas: mutations in the RAS family of oncogenes (HRAS, NRAS, and KRAS) NRAS mutations being the most common. • Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas. rearrangements of the tyrosine kinase receptors RET or NTRK1 • Medullary Thyroid Carcinomas: Familial medullary thyroid carcinomas occur in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2) RET protooncogene mutation • Anaplastic Carcinomas: Inactivating point mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene are rare in well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas but common in anaplastic tumors. • Environmental Factors. The major risk factor predisposing to thyroid cancer is exposure to ionizing radiation
Papillary Carcinomas • Papillary structures • Orphan Annie nuclei • Psammoma bodies • Pseudoinclusions • Grooved nuclei
Papillary Carcinomas • Tall cell variant • Hyalinizingtrabecular tumors ( ret/PTC gene rearrangement) • Follicular • Encapsulated • Diffuse sclerosing
Follicular Carcinomas • Minimally invasive • Widely invasive
Medullary Carcinomas • Medullary carcinomas of the thyroid are neuroendocrineneoplasms derived from the parafollicular cells, or C cells, of the thyroid.
Medullary Carcinomas • Polygonal to spindle cells • Amyloid deposition • Bilaterality • Multicentricity • Necrosis • Hemorrhage
Anaplastic Carcinomas • Anaplastic carcinomas of the thyroid are undifferentiated tumors of the thyroid follicular epithelium. • Arising from a more differentiated carcinoma (papillary) • Lethal (100%) • Older age group > 65year
Anaplastic Carcinomas • Highly anaplastic cells: • (1) large, pleomorphicgiant cells, including occasional osteoclast-like multinucleate giant cells • (2) spindle cells with a sarcomatous appearance • (3) mixed spindle and giant cells • (4) small cells
Conclusion • Homework: • MEN