Prof. Dr. med. Aurel PERREN Institute of Pathology University of

Case 1
Prof. Dr. med. Aurel PERREN
Institute of Pathology
University of Bern
[email protected]
www.pathology.unibe.ch
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
Clinical information
35 year old male
6cm nodule of the right thyroid
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
Macroscopy
6cm nodule of the right thyroid, encapsulated
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
Encapsulated neoplasm
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
«normal» nuclei
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
Angio-invasion
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
Covered by endothelium
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
Diagnosis
Encapsulated follicluar thyroid carcinoma with
minimal vascular invasion
1 vessel invasion in 10 blocks
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
Follicular nodules
Hyperplastic
nodule
Follicular
adenoma
+
Follikular Carcinoma
+
Adenoma
minimally invasive FTC
Invasion
widely invasive FTC
Poorly differentiated CA
capsule
vessel
Adenoma
Minimally
invasive FTC
widely
invasive FTC
Poorly
differentiated
100%
FTC capsular
invasion only
100%
FTC limited (<=3)
vascular invasion
95%
FTC extensive (>3)
vascular invasion
85%
40%
Capsular invasion only
Encapsulated FTC with
minimal vascular invasion (<=3)
extensive vascular invasion (>3) (widely
invasive)
Widely invasive FTC
Poorly differentiated Carcinoma (>10%)
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
Adenoma
100%
FT-UMP
Minimally
invasive FTC
widely
invasive FTC
Poorly
differentiated
FTC capsular
invasion only
100%
FTC limited (<=3)
vascular invasion
95%
FTC extensive (>3)
vascular invasion
85%
40%
Follicular carcinoma
Uncertain capsular or vascular invasion
Follicular tumor of uncertain malignant potential
FT-UMP
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland
Follicular carcinoma
Questions?
Prof. Dr. med. P. Komminoth
STZH Zürich, Switzerland
Prof. Dr. med. A. Perren
Uni Bern, Switzerland