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Encapsulated angioinvasive follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma

Background: Encapsulated angioinvasive follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma is a type of thyroid gland cancer. As its name suggests, it has features of both follicular thyroid carcinoma and papillary thyroid carcinoma. In particular, it displays the follicular growth pattern of follicular carcinoma, while the cells have the nuclear features characteristic of papillary carcinoma. “Encapsulated” means …
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Angioinvasive oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma

Angioinvasive oncocytic adrenocortical carcinoma is a type of adrenal gland cancer characterized by the presence of oncocytic cells and evidence of angioinvasion. Oncocytic cells are abnormal cells with an excessive number of mitochondria, giving them a distinctive granular and eosinophilic (pink) appearance under the microscope. Angioinvasion refers to the tumour’s ability to invade blood vessels, …
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Angioinvasion

Angioinvasion in pathology refers to the invasion of blood vessels by tumour cells or other pathological processes. This term is most commonly used in the context of cancer, where angioinvasion indicates that malignant (cancerous) cells are invading into and potentially spreading through the blood vessels. This process can lead to metastasis, which is the spread …
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Encapsulated angioinvasive Hurthle cell carcinoma

Encapsulated angioinvasive Hurthle cell carcinoma is a type of thyroid cancer. The tumour is called “encapsulated” because it is separated from the normal thyroid gland by a thin band of tissue called a tumour capsule. “Angioinvasive” means that cancer cells were found inside at least one blood vessel outside of the tumour. Another name for …
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Encapsulated angioinvasive follicular thyroid carcinoma

Encapsulated angioinvasive follicular thyroid carcinoma is a type of thyroid cancer that originates from the follicular cells of the thyroid gland. It is called “encapsulated” because it is separated from the normal thyroid gland by a thin band of tissue called a tumour capsule and “angioinvasive” because, upon microscopic examination, cancer cells were found inside at least one …
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