Journal article
Diagnostic utility of CD56 immunohistochemistry in papillary carcinoma of the thyroid
Abstract
Diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), in many but not all cases, is an easily achievable diagnosis with almost minimal interobservable variability between pathologists. However, some cases of PTC, particularly the follicular variant, are quite challenging and show wide interobservable variability even among expert thyroid pathologists. Since proper diagnosis of PTC is crucial as it affects patients' clinical management and prognosis, …
Authors
Demellawy DE; Nasr AL; Babay S; Alowami S
Journal
Pathology - Research and Practice, Vol. 205, No. 5, pp. 303–309
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.prp.2008.11.011
ISSN
0344-0338