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Absence of the BRAF and the GRIM-19 mutations in oncocytic (Hürthle cell) solid cell nests of the thyroid.
American journal of clinical pathology - 1 Apr 2012
Cameselle-Teijeiro José, Ferreira Rute, Caramés Nuria, Abdulkader Ihab, Máximo Valdemar, Soares Paula, Sobrinho-Simões Manuel
Abstract excerpt
We report the first case of oncocytic solid cell nests (SCNs), found in the right lobe of the thyroid of a 70-year-old man. Conventional SCNs and 1 papillary microcarcinoma (mPTC) were also found in the left lobe. In the oncocytic SCNs, 80% of the main cells showed oncocytic cytoplasm immunoreactive for porin and proteins of the SDHB and SDHA genes. Positivity for cytokeratin 19, p63, galectin-3, and HBME-1 and...
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