Papillary thyroid carcinoma of the Warthin like type, a rare variant: A case report

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Case Report

Author Details : Fatima Akioud*, Lhoussaine Abainou, Sanaa El-hadri, Ayoub Idrissi, Badia Belaabidia, Amine Azami, Azzelarab Meftah, Hicham Baizri

Volume : 9, Issue : 2, Year : 2022

Article Page : 160-164

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpo.2022.037

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Abstract

The Warthin-like variant is a rare and relatively unknown entity of papillary thyroid carcinoma. It is frequently associated with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. The cytologic diagnosis is difficult to evaluate because of the overlap of its findings with the classic variant and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. However, this variant has unique morphologic features that make it easily recognizable on histologic examination. These tumors have a resemblance to Warthin's tumor of salivary gland origin.The few case series reported in the literature have suggested that the mean age, sex distribution, circumstances of discovery, and prognosis are the same as those reported for classic papillary thyroid carcinoma.We report here a case of Warthin like variant papillary thyroid carcinoma in a 42-year-old female patient followed for Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
 

Keywords: Papillary thyroid carcinoma, Warthin like variant, Hashimoto's thyroiditis

How to cite : Akioud F, Abainou L, El-hadri S, Idrissi A, Belaabidia B, Azami A, Meftah A, Baizri H, Papillary thyroid carcinoma of the Warthin like type, a rare variant: A case report. Indian J Pathol Oncol 2022;9(2):160-164

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