diffuse sclerosing papillary thyroid carcinoma

A papillary thyroid carcinoma that is characterized by diffuse infiltration of the thyroid gland by malignant follicular cells, squamous metaplasia, stromal fibrosis, and lymphocytic infiltration.

Also known as: Diffuse Sclerosing Variant Thyroid Gland Papillary Carcinoma; Diffuse sclerosing papillary thyroid cancer (DSPTC); Nonencapsulated Sclerosing neoplasm; Papillary carcinoma, diffuse sclerosing; diffuse sclerosing PTC