FVPTC

Infiltrative follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma

Infiltrative follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) is a type of thyroid cancer. This type of cancer is more common in adults although it can be seen in children. It is called ‘infiltrative’ because when examined under the microscope, the tumour cells are seen spreading or infiltrating widely throughout the surrounding normal (non-cancerous) thyroid gland …
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Minimally invasive encapsulated follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma

Background: Minimally invasive encapsulated follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) is a type of thyroid gland cancer and a subtype of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). As its name suggests, it has features of both follicular and papillary thyroid carcinoma. In particular, it displays the follicular growth pattern of follicular carcinoma, while the cells have the …
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