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Crowded sheet of atypical follicular cells associated with cystic contents.

(54 votes)

Surgical follow-up to the previous three images revealed a follicular variant of papillary carcinoma. Note the thick eosinophilic colloid within the follicles.

(53 votes)

Large atypical cells with macronucleoli. (Histologic follow-up revealed a carcinoma with thymus-like differentiation [CASTLE]).

(50 votes)

Few scattered plasmacytoid cells. (Histologic follow-up: Langerhans cell histiocytosis).

(49 votes)

Numerous monomorphic lymphocytes.

(48 votes)

The hyalinizing trabecular adenoma resembles papillary thyroid carcinoma. Note, however, that the elongated nuclei are almost spindle shaped and the cells are embedded within stroma (histologic section).

(52 votes)