ISSN:
1432-2307
Keywords:
Thyroid neoplasms
;
Electron microscopy
;
Immunohistochemistry
;
Calcitonin
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary An ultrastructural study, both morphological and immunohistochemical, has been carried out on eight thyroglobulin-positive and nine thyroglobulin-negative medullary carcinomas of the thyroid. The morphometric analysis of granule size showed that all tumours contained cells with small granules and cells with medium size granules, whereas eight tumours had additional cells with large granules. The small granules had an electron dense core, while the medium and large sized granules were both pale-cored and dense-cored. The cells with small, medium or large secretory granules were all immunoreactive for calcitonin and CGRP. No ultrastructural differences were observed between thyroglobulin-positive and thyroglobulin-negative cases of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00718620
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