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ArticleCase reports in endocrinology2024

Difficulties of Preoperative Diagnosis of Cribriform Morular Thyroid Carcinoma.

Li-Hsin Pan, Jen-Fan Hang, Jui-Yu Chen, Po-Sheng Lee, Yun-Kai Yeh, Tai-Jung Huang, Chii-Min Hwu, Chin-Sung Kuo

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Li-Hsin PanSection of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Zhongxing Branch, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2983-3686
Jen-Fan HangSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4299-2784
Jui-Yu ChenSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5195-9834
Po-Sheng LeeDepartment of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1832-5982
Yun-Kai YehSection of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2378-922X
Tai-Jung HuangDepartment of Medical Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1848-4254
Chii-Min HwuSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8209-9627
Chin-Sung KuoSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7943-2647

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Abstract

Background: Cribriform morular thyroid carcinoma has been recently renamed in the 2022 WHO classification as a thyroid tumor of uncertain histogenesis. The epidemiologic, pathological, and pathophysiological characteristics distinguish it from papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Preoperative genetic testing plays a role in facilitating the differential diagnosis. Methods: This report presents a confirmed case of cribriform morular thyroid carcinoma. Initially, fine-needle aspiration cytology suggested a diagnosis of PTC. However, a genetic analysis did not reveal the typical mutations associated with follicular-cell-derived neoplasms. Results: A 31-year-old woman was found to have a thyroid nodule at the left lobe measuring 11.8 × 10.2 × 12.4 mm. Ultrasonography indicated a hypoechoic, solid nodule with regular margins. Cytology revealed a papillary structure of tall cells, leading to a PTC diagnosis. Nevertheless, the genetic analysis failed to detect mutations such as Conclusion: Significant cytological similarity exists between PTC and cribriform morular thyroid carcinoma. Preoperative genetic analysis is important to differentiate these two diseases. Cribriform morular thyroid carcinoma can be differentiated from common follicular-cell-derived tumors by the absence of typical mutations; the presence of nuclear and cytoplasmic expressions of

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