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Concurrent Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma and Medullary Carcinoma in The Thyroid
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Case report
VOLUME: 49 ISSUE: 1
P: 39-42
2016

Concurrent Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma and Medullary Carcinoma in The Thyroid

Acta Haematol Oncol Turc 2016;49(1):39-42
DOI: 10.5505/aot.2016.94695
Uygar Olgen
Gülay Dilek
Cihangir Özaslan
1. Department of Surgery, Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
2. Department of Pathology, Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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Received Date: 2015-09-28T14:32:40
Accepted Date: 2016-03-01T17:44:42
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Abstract

Papillary thyroid carcinoma and medullary thyroid carcinoma in the thyroid gland is a rare condition. Papillary thyroid carcinoma originates from follicular cells, medullary thyroid carcinoma originates from parafollicular cells. We report the case of a 65 years old man who developed a thyroid follicular neoplasia. The patient was operated to our department with total thyroidectomy. In the pathological examination of the specimen showed papillary carcinoma and medullary carcinoma in the right lobe.