Stains & CD markers
Thyroglobulin
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Definition / general
- Large glycoprotein (MW 670K) produced by thyroid follicular cells; later iodinated to form T3 and T4
- Specific marker of thyroid differentiation
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Andrey Bychkov, M.D., Ph.D.
Expression in thyroid
Easily leaks into soft tissue
Solid cell nests
AFIP images
Thyroid gland
signet ring
follicular adenoma
is thyroglobulin+
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