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C Cell and Follicular Epithelial Cell Precursor Lesions of the Thyroid.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Dec 2017
Scognamiglio Theresa
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CONTEXT: - The identification of precursor or dysplastic lesions in the thyroid is difficult. Pathology of the C cell has been extensively studied, and the preneoplastic nature of C-cell hyperplasia in the setting of familial medullary thyroid carcinomas is well established. However, the distinction between neoplastic and physiologic/reactive C-cell hyperplasia remains a challenge. Unlike C cells, the existence...
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