Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma Pattern: Cytological Diagnosis According to the WHO 5th Edition Classification
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) with squamous cell carcinoma pattern is a rare and highly aggressive thyroid malignancy that presents significant diagnostic challenges on cytology. According to the WHO 5th edition classification (2022), primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid is no longer regarded as a distinct entity and is currently classified as a morphologic pattern/subtype of ATC.
Authors
- Smriti Panda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1257-8611)
- Md Ali Osama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0660-9939)
- Seema Kaushal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6190-5909)
- Anubhav Narwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0708-9346)
- Abhishek Anil Padma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3632-2564)
- Shreya Dang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7644-8686)
- Ashmita Sukla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7030-899X)
Institutions
- CS Diagnostics (DE)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cytopathology
- Published
- 2026-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cyt.70128
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00