Thyroid Anaplastic Carcinoma
| Overview |
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- Thyroid Anaplastic Carcinoma is a type of malignant neoplasm of the thyroid gland whose cell of origin is the thyroid follicular epithelial cell.
| Morphology |
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- Gross Appearance
- Thyroid Anaplastic Carcinoma may be visible as a rapidly growing mass in the neck.
- Histological Appearance
- Neoplasms are composed of small anaplastic cells of variegated appearance in multiple architectural patterns. Neoplastic cells are highly invasive and rapidly grow past the thyroid capsule.
| Clinical Consequences |
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- Thyroid anaplastic carcinomas are malignant, rapidly metastasize, and consequently possess extremely poor prognoses. Clinical consequences mostly arises from local invasion into adjacent neck structures.