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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 describes a process where cancer cells enter and spread through blood vessels. Normally, blood vessels carry blood and nutrients throughout the body. However, in angioinvasion, tumor cells invade these vessels, providing a pathway to travel from the original tumor location to other body parts. Why is angioinvasion important? Angioinvasion is important because it is …
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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 starts from the follicular cells of the thyroid gland. These are the same cells that produce thyroid hormones. This tumour is considered a well-differentiated carcinoma, meaning the cancer cells still look similar to normal thyroid cells under the microscope. The word encapsulated means …
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