AboutNeha Dahiya MD Expertise I can help patients understand their lab report results, help them with queries regarding what pretest preparation is required. How often a follow up test needs to be done. What does a particular tissue biopsy report mean in everyday English. I can explain the biopsy or cytology procedure. I can deal with Histopathology / cytology / clinical pathology and clinical chemistry queries. Helping in this manner will be my contribution to the community.
Experience I am a pathologist and director of clinical laboratory services. I have been a practicing pathologist for last 9 years in a 350 bed multi specialty hospital laboratory.
Organizations Indian association of pathologists and microbiologists.
MIAC - Member International Academy of Cytology
International association of Pathologists - indian division
Indian association of Cytology
Question HiNeha,
I have a 6cmX5cmx3cm mass in m sternal notch. I also have 2 hypoechoic noules in my thyroid. I also have prominant lymph nodes. The mass does not take up iodine on isotope scan Thyroid gland has multinodular change.
The Cytology report reads,
This is a cellular specimen. Ther is abundant thin colloid, haemosiderophages, macrophages and follicular cells arranged in variably sized follicles are present.
Findings are consistent with ectopic thyroid tissue. Clinicopathological correlation is reccommended.
Is there a chance that this could be malignant? Could you explain fna to me?
Answer Hello Elisa:
I apologize for the delay in answering, due to unforeseen circumstances I was unable to attend to your question.
The cytology report describes presence of colloid which is the material produced by thyroid cells.
Follicular cells are the cells of thyroid arranged in a normal pattern. Everything is what is seen in a normal report.
Since this nodule was in the sternal notch away from where the thyroid gland is located, this is thus ectopic location of normal thyroid tissue. This is not malignant
