ea0056p1126 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2018
Boutzios Georgios
, Papaoiconomou Eleni
, Pikoulis Andreas
, Pouloudi Despoina
, Pikouli Anastasia
, Koukoulioti Eleni
, Lazaris Andreas
, Pikoulis Emmanouil
Introduction: Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC) and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) have been conjectured to arise from well differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) due to frequently reported synchronous and metachronous occurrence. We demonstrate the simultaneous presence of divergent histological subtypes in a single thyroid gland, with escalating loss of p53 expression in more aggressive variants.Material and methods: A 60-year-old mal...