Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Ankara Patoloji Bülteni Archive

1999, Vol 16, Num, 1     (Pages: 031-032)

Papillary endothelial hyperplasia developing in Hurtle cell adenoma of thyroid

Nazan Bozdoğan1, Arzu Ensari1

1Ankara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Patoloji Anabilim Dalı


Papillary endothelial hyperplasia developing in j33 cell adenoma of thyroid Papillary endothelial hyperplasia is a benign and reactive lesion which is also known as “Masson”s pseudoangioma, intravascular angiomatosis, intravascular endothelial proliferation”. Although this lesion is most commonly located on the head and neck, it can be seen in various parts of the body. Etiologically three different forms of this lesion have been described; pure form develops in dilated vessels, mixed form accompanies with other vascular lesions and indetermined form with an unknown etiology. In this paper a case of 40 year old woman presenting with a papillary endothelial hyperplasia developing in Hürtle cell adenoma of thyroid has been presented.

Keywords : Papiller endotelyal hiperplazi, tiroidin Hürtle hücreli adenomu, tiroid glandı.