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A 36 yo women comes to doctor with bulge in her neck. Recent immigrant from Ukraine to US. Moved due to radiation exposure of her town. Mass has increased in size over past 6 months. Exam shows asymmetric enlargement of thyroid gland. An ill definied, 5 cm, firm, non tender mass present in left lobe. Gland moves upon swallowing. Needle aspiration of thyroid shows neoplastic cells with atypical features and nuclear grooves. Hemi thryoidectomy and regional cervicl lymph node dissection are performed and specifmen si sent for pathologic analysis. 1. What is likely diagnosis and why? 2. What histologic features would most likely also be present?

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The General Principles section of the USMLE covers these topics:
Biochemistry
Genetics
Microbiology
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1. A 36 yo women comes to doctor with bulge in her neck. Recent immigrant from Ukraine to US. Moved due to radiation exposure of her town. Mass has increased in size over past 6 months. Exam shows asymmetric enlargement of thyroid gland. An ill definied, 5 cm, firm, non tender mass present in left lobe. Gland moves upon swallowing. Needle aspiration of thyroid shows neoplastic cells with atypical features and nuclear grooves. Hemi thryoidectomy and regional cervicl lymph node dissection are performed and specifmen si sent for pathologic analysis. 1. What is likely diagnosis and why? 2. What histologic features would most likely also be present?





 
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