The Warthin-Like Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Comparison with Classic Type in the Patients with Coexisting Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Figure 3

Differential diagnosis of the Warthin-like variant of papillary carcinoma includes oncocytic and tall cell variants. (a) The oncocytic variant has eosinophilic granular cytoplasm. (b) The tall cell variant contains tall cells with a height at least twice their width and eosinophilic cytoplasm. Dense stromal lymphoplasmacytic infiltration is absent in both oncocytic and tall cell variants.

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