2024
EIF1AX mutation in thyroid nodules: a histopathologic analysis of 56 cases in the context of institutional practices
Abi-Raad R, Xu B, Gilani S, Ghossein R, Prasad M. EIF1AX mutation in thyroid nodules: a histopathologic analysis of 56 cases in the context of institutional practices. Virchows Archiv 2024, 485: 859-867. PMID: 39225726, DOI: 10.1007/s00428-024-03914-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFollicular nodular diseaseAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaPapillary thyroid carcinomaEIF1AX mutationsBenign thyroid nodulesThyroid carcinomaThyroid nodulesOncocytic adenomasMolecular alterationsGenetic abnormalitiesNon-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasmPapillary-like nuclear featuresAssociated with malignant tumorsWHO 5th EditionCancer referral centerFollicular thyroid neoplasmTertiary care hospitalOncocytic carcinomaThyroid neoplasmsReferral centerNodular diseasePathological diagnosisCancer Genome AtlasMalignant tumorsEIF1AX
2021
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: diagnostic challenges, histopathologic features and ancillary testing
Gilani S, Khan M, Barbieri A, Prasad M. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: diagnostic challenges, histopathologic features and ancillary testing. Diagnostic Histopathology 2021, 27: 263-271. DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2021.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaDiagnostic challengeAggressive thyroid malignancyHigh mortality rateThyroid follicular cellsCompressive symptomsHistopathologic featuresCarcinoma componentThyroid malignancyAncillary testingThyroid carcinomaMortality rateDiagnostic limitationsFollicular cellsHistopathologic variabilityPaucicellular specimensMalignancyMolecular featuresPainCarcinomaSymptoms
2017
Metastatic thyroid carcinoma without identifiable primary tumor within the thyroid gland: a retrospective study of a rare phenomenon
Xu B, Scognamiglio T, Cohen PR, Prasad ML, Hasanovic A, Tuttle RM, Katabi N, Ghossein RA. Metastatic thyroid carcinoma without identifiable primary tumor within the thyroid gland: a retrospective study of a rare phenomenon. Human Pathology 2017, 65: 133-139. PMID: 28552827, PMCID: PMC5571865, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorCarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryCell DifferentiationDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm GradingNeoplasms, Unknown PrimaryPhenotypeProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafRetrospective StudiesThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid Carcinoma, AnaplasticThyroid NeoplasmsConceptsPapillary thyroid carcinomaIdentifiable primary tumorThyroid carcinomaAnaplastic thyroid carcinomaMetastatic diseasePrimary tumorThyroid glandMetastatic papillary thyroid carcinomaEvidence of recurrenceMetastatic nodal diseaseMetastatic thyroid carcinomaTall cell variantBRAF V600E immunohistochemistryThyroid primaryNodal diseaseNeck compartmentDistant metastasisPathologic featuresRetrospective studyAnaplastic carcinomaUnknown causeMost tumorsCarcinomaPatientsThyroid tumors