Ng W K, Collins R J, Shek W H, Ng I O
Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
Diagn Cytopathol. 1996 Sep;15(3):224-7. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199609)15:3<224::AID-DC9>3.0.CO;2-G.
We report on the cytologic and histologic features of a rare form of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the thyroid i.e., carcinoma showing thymus-like element (CASTLE). Sixteen cases of cervical lymph node aspirates with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma are also reviewed. While it is important to recognize CASTLE of the thyroid because of its distinctly good prognosis, its cytologic features closely resemble those in metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
我们报告了一种罕见的甲状腺淋巴上皮瘤样癌,即具有胸腺样成分的癌(CASTLE)的细胞学和组织学特征。同时也回顾了16例伴有转移性鼻咽癌的颈部淋巴结穿刺病例。鉴于甲状腺CASTLE预后明显良好,识别它很重要,但其细胞学特征与转移性鼻咽癌的细胞学特征极为相似。