Abstract
Extensive extracellular mucin deposition is a rare pathological thyroid condition with 6 cases described in literature so far. We report another case of a 67-year-old woman, discussing histopathological features, and review the literature. Our findings showed a diffuse mucin deposition in the stromal compartment of thyroid parenchyma. Histochemical stainings showed positivity for Alcian blue staining, but not for periodic acid-Shiff staining. Our case is peculiar because this mucin deposition was associated with benign nodular hyperplasia, in contrast with the other 6 reports, which described the same stromal alterations associated with benign or malignant thyroid tumors.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 533-535 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | International Journal of Surgical Pathology |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sep 1 2017 |
Keywords
- mucin deposition
- thyroid hyperplasia
- thyroid stromal alterations
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anatomy
- Surgery
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine