John Turchini, Talia L Fuchs, Angela Chou, Loretta Sioson, Adele Clarkson, Amy Sheen, Leigh Delbridge, Anthony Glover, Mark Sywak, Stan Sidhu, Anthony J Gill
Tall cell papillary thyroid carcinoma (TC-PTC) is considered adverse histology. However, previous studies are confounded by inconsistent criteria and strong associations with other adverse features. It is therefore still unclear if TC-PTC represents an independent prognostic factor in multivariate analysis and, if it does, what criteria should be employed for the diagnosis. We retrospectively reviewed 487 PTCs from our institution (where we have historically avoided the prospective diagnosis of TC-PTC) for both the height of tall cells (that is if the cells were two, or three, times as tall as wide) and the percentage of tall cells...
October 21, 2023: Endocrine Pathology