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Nonpigmented Papillary Carcinoma in a Black Thyroid Gland
Steve K. Landas, MD;
William L. Marsh, Jr, MD;
David E. Schuller, MD;
Mohan K. Rao, MD;
Kim J. Wajda, MD
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116(6):735-737.
Abstract
A case of papillary thyroid carcinoma occurring in a 27-year-old man with black thyroid syndrome is reported. The tumor, in contrast to the remaining thyroid, was not pigmented. The significance and potential utility of the differential pigmentation are discussed.
(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1990;116:735-737)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City (Dr Landas); the Departments of Pathology (Dr Marsh) and Otolaryngology (Drs Schuller and Rao), Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus; and the Department of Pathology, Centre Community Hospital, State College, Pa (Dr Wajda).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication January 29, 1990.
Reprint requests to Department of Pathology, 5243 RCP, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242 (Dr Landas).
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