Abstract
Hyalinizing trabecular tumor of the thyroid gland is a rare neoplasm of follicular origin that is characterized by an encapsulated nodule, a prominent trabecular growth pattern, and stromal hyalinization. This tumor typically behaves in a benign fashion but malignant cases have been reported. Hyalinizing trabecular tumors are usually well circumscribed or encapsulated with variability in color. The possibility that hyalinizing trabecular tumor represents a variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma has been considered given that the tumors frequently coexist and they share similar morphologic and nuclear features. However, on genetic analysis, hyalinizing trabecular tumor has been shown to be a discrete entity from papillary thyroid carcinoma. Hyalinizing trabecular tumors are frequently mistaken for papillary thyroid carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, or paraganglioma, but immunohistochemical stains are helpful in resolving this.
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