Cytomorphological features of H&#252rthle cell carcinoma: A report of two cases with review of literature

• Main Authors: Mardi Kavita, Gupta Neelam, Sharma Sudarshan, Negi Lalita
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
• Series: Journal of Cytology
• Subjects: Hürthle cell carcinoma; Hürthle cell neoplasm; thyroid; fine needle aspiration cytology
• Online Access: http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2010;volume=27;issue=4;spage=143;epage=145;aulast=Mardi

The use of the term "Hürthle cell neoplasm" as the gold standard should be discouraged as it makes evaluating these lesions more confusing. Recently, a number of studies have been conducted to define criteria that are more specific for Hürthle cell carcinoma (HCC). We herein report two cases of HCC of thyroid which were accurately diagnosed preoperatively using various cytological features described in the recent studies. A review of the literature is also presented.