Diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid: Clinical importance, surgical treatment, and follow‐up study

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 66; no. 11; pp. 2306 - 2312
• Main Authors: Fujimoto, Yoshihide, Obara, Takao, Ito, Yukio, Kodama, Takaya, Aiba, Motohiko, Yamaguchi, Kazuyoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.12.1990
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Carcinoma, Papillary - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Papillary - radiotherapy; Carcinoma, Papillary - secondary; Carcinoma, Papillary - surgery; Child; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Iodine Radioisotopes - therapeutic use; Lymphatic Metastasis; Neck Dissection - adverse effects; Neck Dissection - methods; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Surveys and Questionnaires; Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis; Thyroid Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Thyroid Neoplasms - surgery; Thyroidectomy - adverse effects; Thyroidectomy - methods; Whole-Body Irradiation

A diffuse sclerosing variant is not very rare among papillary carcinomas of the thyroid when the patients are female and younger than 30 years of age. the variant is characterized by diffuse involvement of one or both thyroid lobes, with dense sclerosis, patchy lymphocytic infiltration, and abundant...