The value of immunocytochemical methods in the differential diagnosis of anaplastic thyroid tumours.
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The practical usefulness of a panel of monoclonal antibodies recognising epithelial and lymphoid antigens has been evaluated on a series of 10 routinely processed thyroid tumours of uncertain origin. All 6 small cell tumours were shown to be of lymphoid origin whereas of the 4 large cell tumours two were lymphomas and two carcinomas. Two of the tumours, one large cell and one small cell, were undiagnosable due to technical reasons (crush artefact or small size of biopsy) and emphasized the value of immunohistology in this context. Clinical follow-up of all 10 cases indicated that these distinctions are of both prognostic and therapeutic value. It is concluded that immunocytochemistry using a carefully selected panel of monoclonal antibodies is a valuable and convenient means of making an objective distinction between anaplastic thyroid tumours of epithelial or lymphoid origin.
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1985
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