Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma (PDTC) is a rare type of thyroid carcinoma that develops from follicular epithelial cells. In terms of morphology and prognosis, PDTC falls between well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) and anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC). The spectrum of malignant thyroid tumors originating from follicles ranges from the fatal ATC at one end to the indolent WDTC at the other.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis report presents a case of a rarely occurring inverted squamous papilloma, which shows papillary proliferation in squamous epithelium. Inverted papillomas (IPs) are benign epithelial growths that occur in the underlying stroma of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. While viral infections, allergies, and chronic sinusitis have all been proposed as potential causes, the pathophysiology of this lesion is still unknown.
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