thyroid adenoma

Adenomas of the thyroid almost always present as solitary masses derived from follicular epithelium. Only rarely do the adenomas progress to malignant tumors. Genetics: - chromosomal translocations t(2;3)(p21;p25) & t(2;7)(p21;p15) involving THADA have been observed in benign thyroid adenomas; the fusion events probably result in truncated THADA proteins

Specific

follicular thyroid adenoma papillary thyroid adenoma

General

adenoma thyroid neoplasm (nodule)

References

Cotran et al Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 5th ed. W.B. Saunders Co, Philadelphia, PA 1994 pg 1134