CALIFORNIA TUMOR TISSUE REGISTRY
California Tumor Tissue Registry c/o: Department ofPathol ogy and Human Anatomy Lorna Linda University School ofMedicine 11021 Campus Avenue, AH 335 Loma Linda, Cnllfomin 92350 (909) 824-4788 FAX: (909) 478-4188 Target audience: Practicing pathologists and pathology residen.ts.
Goal: To acquaint the participant with the histologic features of a variety of benign and malignant neoplasms and tumor-like conditions.
Oblectlve: The participant will be able to recognize morphologic features of a variety of benign and malignant neoplasms and tumor-like conditions and relate those processes to pertinent references in the medical literature.
Educational methods and media: Review of representative glass slides with associated histories. Feedback on consensus diagnoses from participating pathologists. Listing of selected references from the medical literature.
Principal faculty: Weldon K. Bullock, MD Donald R. Chase, MD
CME Credit: The CTTR designates this activity for up to 2 hours of continuing medical education. Participants must return their diagnoses to the CTTR as documentation of participation in this activity.
Accreditation: The California Tumor Tissue Registry is accredited by the California Medical Association as a provider of continuing medical education. CONTRIBUTOR: Shelley L. Tepper, M.D. CASE NO. 1 • JANUARY 1997 San Francisco, CA
TISSUE FROM: Thyroid ACCESSION #25451
CLINICAL ABSTRACf:
This 34"year-old gay Caucasian male with generalized lymphadenopathy presented with a left neck mass. A few weeks later, a right neck mass developed. A total thyroidectomy was performed.
GROSS PATHOLOGY:
The right lobe of this 48 gram total thyroidectomy specimen vias markedly larger than the left and measured 7.0 x 3.0 x 4.0 em in greatest dimension. This lobe contained a 4.3 em diameter encapsulated nodule which bulged from the cut surface.
CONTRIBUTOR: RobertJ. Rosser, M.D. CASE NO. 2 • JANUARY 1997 Los Angeles, CA
TISSUE FROM: Thyroid ACCESSION #19217
CLINICAL ABSTRACf:
This 62-year-old Caucasian female was admitted with signs of congestive heart failure. An enlarged thyroid gland (4-5-times its normal size) was noted She had first noted the rieck mass about one year earlier and that it had been rapidly growing over the last six months.
GROSS PATHOLOGY:
This 210 gram thyroid gland had multiple nodules varying in diameter from 0.2 -3.5 em. The nodules were yellow,. white and pink, some were firm, others were soft and friable.
SPECIAL STAINS: High and low molecular weight keratin negative LCA diffusely strongly positive • CONTRIBUTOR: P.L. Morris, M.D. CASE NO.3 - JANUARY 1997 Santa Barbarn, CA
TISSUE FROM: Lert adrenal ACCESSION #26192
. CLINICALABSTRACT:
This 60-year-old male had an enlarged adrenal tumor removed.
GROSS PATHOLOGY:
The included a 5.4 gram, 4.5 x 3.0 x 1.5 em portion of normal appearing adrenal gland and a 75 gram, 5.0 x 5.5 x 4.5 em multilobulated bright yeUow nodular mass.
CONTRIBUTOR: Howard E. Otto, M.D. CASE NO.4 -JANUARY 1997 Cheboygan, MI
TISSUE FROM: Parnthyroid ACCESSION #26916
CLINICAL ABSTRACT:
This 53 year old Caucasian female had a history of elevated calcium and parathyroid hormone levels. Her also had sinusitis, epistaxis, fatigue, anemia, polyuria, polydipsia, occasional urge incontinence and episodic elevations in blood pressure.
GROSS PATHOLOGY:
The·2.4 gram multin odula~. tan· brown mass was3.5 x 1.5 em x 1.2 em. The nodules varied from 1 to 1.5 cin and were orange and brown. CONTRIBUTOR: Roger McFadden; M.D. CASE NO. S - JANUARY 1997 Mission Hills, CA
TISSUE FROM: Thymus/Mediastinal ACCESSION #27638
CLINICAL ABSTRACT:
This 71 year-old male underwent a mitral valve repair. At that time, an incidental mediastinal tumor was found, described by the surgeons as very hard arid in the left side of the anterior mediastinum. Two months later he underwent resection of the mediastinal mass.
GROSS PATHOLODY:
The 24.5 gram thymic mass was 4.5 x 4.0 x 3.8 em. Its cut surface was firm, rubbery, pale white and vaguely yellow.
SPECIAL STAINS: CEA strongly positive Chromogranin negative Keratin strongly positive
CONTRIBUTOR: Joseph Jarzynkn,M.D. CASE NO. 6 - JANUARY 1997 Bakersfield, CA
TISSUE FROM: Thyroid ACCESSION #20581
CLINICAL ABSTRACT:
This 43 year old Cauca?ial) 'male presented with a mass in the right side of his neck which caused no discomfort other than difficulty in swallowing and a feeling of fullness. Physical examination revealed·a thyroid nodule
GROSS PATHOLOGY:
The 65 gram thyroid was 83 x 5.3 x 3.5 em and weighed. The cut surfaces bulged slightly and were gray-white with areas of hemorrhage.
SPECIAL STAINS: Chromogranin positive AFP negative Calcitonin weakly positive CONTRIBUTOR: Victor J. Rosen, M.D. CASE NO. 7 • JANUARY 1997 Los Angeles, CA
TISSUE FROM: Thyroid ACCESSION #17379
CLINICAL ABSTRACf:
This 60-year-old Caucasian male presented with a right-sided palpable nodule on routine physical examination. It was non-tender and the patient denied any knowledge of this mass. Scanning revealed a cold nodule within the upper outer aspect of the right lobe. Excision of the right lobe and isthmus was performed.
GROSS PATHOLOGY:
The right thyroid lobe and isthmus weighed 12.5 grams and contained a 3.5 x 4.0 x 3.2 em lobulated, firm, gray to pink-tan, mass showing focal areas of hemorrhage.
SPECIAL STAINS: Calcitonin strongly positive Chromogranin strongly positive Keratin focally strongly positive Vimentin strongly positive CEA positive
CONTRIBUTOR: Lauren Monda, M.D. CASE NO. 8 • JANUARY 1997 Santa Barbara, CA
TISSUE FROM: Thymus ACCESSION #28144
CLINICAL ABSTRACf:
This 40-year-old Caucasian male presented with a six month history of left-sided ptosis, weakness of the small muscles of his hands, dysphagia and nasal speech. A tensilon test was markedly positive. He was placed on Mestinon and predinisone, then later only on prednisone, which alleviated the sympt?ms. The patient elected for a thymectomy.
GROSS PATHOLOGY:
This 110 grams of yellow tan thymic tissue was received in two portions which together measure 15.5 x 8.5 x 1.8 em. Much of the tissue was fatty with scattered denser redder areas. CONTRIBUTOR: Gary C. Ponto, M.D. CASE NO.9 • JANUARY 1997 Santa Barbara, CA
TISSUE FROM: Thyroid ACCESSION #25327
CLINICAL ABSTRACT:
This 67-year-old female presented with a goiter which was treated with appropriate therapy. The majority of the gland shrank significantly in size, however, one large cold nodule failed to respond. A fine needle aspirntion was performed, followed by a partial thyroidectomy.
GROSS PATHOLOGY:
The 72 gram nodule was well-encapsulated, very soft, fleshy, lobular and brown-tan with no gross areas of necrosis or cystic degeneration.
CONTRIBUTOR: H. William Arndt, M.D. CASE NO. 10 - JANUARY 1997 Inglewood, CA
TISSUE FROM: Thyroid ACCESSION #17820
CLINICAL ABSTRACT:
This 25-year-old Caucasian female complained of a swelling in the right lobe of her thyroid for a six month duration. She was given irradiation to an enlarged thymus as a child and about eight years ago she had had her left thyroid lobe removed. A recent physical examination revealed an 4.0 em mass in the right lobe of the thyroid. An excisional biopsy of the right lobe of the thyroid was performed.
GROSS PATHOLOGY:
The 40 gram thyroid fragment was 6.0 x 4.5 x 3.8 em. Sectioning revealed a homogeneous, encapsulated mass occupying approximately 90% of the specimen.
SPECIAL STAINS: Thyroglobulin strongly positive CALIFORNIA TUMOR TISSUE REGISTRY
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California Tumor Tissue Registry c/o: Depanment of Pathology and Human Anatomy Lorna linda University School of Medicine ll021 Campus Avenue, AH 335 Lorna Linda, California 92350 (909) 824-4788 FAX: (909) 478·4188 CASE NO. 1, ACCESSION NO. 25451 JANUARY 1.997
INlAND CRJVERSIDEISAN BBRNA@INO) • Angio invasive follicular carcinoma, thyroid {1) BA!(ERSF!ELD (Centrnl Valley Study Group) • Mixed medullary-follicular carcinoma YENIURA CUnilab) • Insular carcinoma {1); Poorly differentiated carcinoma {1) LONG BEACH • Follicular carcinoma ( 4); Poo.rly differentiated carcinoma (2) SAN DIEGO DIAGNOSIS: POORLY DIFFERENTIATED FOLUCULAR CARCINOMA, THYROID T96000/M83303 CONSULTATION: Harry Evans, M.D., Un.iversity of Texas, Anderson Hospital. "Poorly Differentiated Invasive Follicular carcinoma oftbe thyroid extending into extra-thyroid tissue." REfERENcroS: Segal K. Shpitzer T, Feinmes.""r M, Stern Y and Feinmesser R. Angioll"nesis in Follicular Tumoa oft he Thyroid. J of Surg Onco/1996; 63: 95-98. Basolo F, Pollinal, Pacini F, Fontanini G, Menard S, et al. Expression of the M,67,000 Laminio Reccp1or is an Adverse Prognostic Indicator in Hum on Thyroid Cancer. An Immunohistochemical Study Clln Canar Rewudr 1996; 2; 1777-1780. CASE NO. 2, ACCESSION NO. 19217 JANUARY 1997 INLAND ffi!VERSTDE/SAN BERNARDINO) • Malignantlympboma, large cell type BAKERSFIELD (Central Valley Study Group) • Diffuse large cell lymphoma VENTURA CUnilab) • Malignantlymphol11ll,large cell type (2) LONG BF.ACH • Noo·Hodgkin'slympboma,large cell type (6) SAN DIEGO DfAGNOSfS: lARGE CELL LYMPEIOMA, THYROID T96000/M.9S903 FOLLOW-UP: Four months later the patient died of bear! failure. No tumor was found at autopsy. REft'.R!jl'!CfS: Cheuy R, O'Leary JJ, Biddolph SC and O.ttet KC. Immunohistochemical Detection ofpS3 and ll<:l·Z r toteius in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Primary Thyroid Lymphomas. J Coml"'tllssi.st Tomogr 1995; 19(2): 282·288. Doria R, Jekel IF and Cooper OJ.. Thyroid Lymphoma. The O.se for Combined Modality Therapy. Cancer 1994; 73(1): 200-206. DevereU M and Salisbury J. Nucl INLAND DIAGNOSIS: ADRENAL CORTICAL ADENOMA T93000/M83700 REfERENCES: Weiss LM. 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Washington D.C.: ,4.rmedFor~ INLAND (RIVERSIDE/SAN BERNARDINO) • Thymic carcinoma, possibly metastatic BAKERSFIELD (Central Valley Study Group) - Metastatic adenocarcinoma VENTURA (Unilab) - Carcinoid (2) LONG BEACH - Malignant thymoma·(6) SAN E>IE60 DIAGNOSIS: MALIGNANT EPITHELIAL NEOPlASM OF MEDIASTINUM, FAVOR THYMIC CARCINOMA 11{2300~80003~85803 CONSULTATION: Juan Rosai, M.D. from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. "I agree that this ·mediastinal lesion represents an epi,thelia! neoplasm, and therefore a type of carcinoma. The pattern of growth is distinctly trabecular,.and there ~s extensive amount of hyalinized stroma. ImmunohistocbcmicaUy, the tumor cells are positive for keratin and negative fof chromogranin. Because of tlie location, the· possibility shoulo be eonsidcred of this being a tliymic carcinoma, although the pattern of growth is not particularly characteristic for that tumor type. An alternative possibility ofthis representing a direct extension or metastasis from a carcinoma of another site (such as lung) cannot be excluded." REFERENCES: Suster S, Rosai J. Thymic Carcinoma. A Clinicopathologic-St•dy of 60 Cases. Canar 199167: 1025-1032. Walker AN, Mills SE; Fechner RE. Thymomas ani! Thymic Carcinomas. &min Diagn Paihc/1990; 7: 250-265. Wick MR, Schcithauer BW, Weiland U l, et al. Primary Thymic Carcinomas. Am J Surg Pathc/1982; 6: 613-630. TruonglD, Mody Dr, Cagle PT. ct al. Thymic Carcinoma, a Oiriico Pathologic Study of 13 Cases. Cancer1991; 67: 1025-1032. CASE NO. 6, ACCESSION NO. 10581 JANUARY 1997 INlAND CRIVERS!DB!SAN BEBNARPINOl - Medullary carcinoma, thyroid BAJ DIAGNOSIS: Jl.fEDULLARY CARCINOMA, THYROID T96000/M85103 REfERENCES: Saad MF, Ordonez NO, Rashid RK, Guido JJ, Hill CS, et al. Medullary Carcinoma or the Thyroid. A Study of !he Clinical Features and Prognostic Factors in 161 Patients. Medicine 1984; 63(6): 319-342. 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CASE NO. 1, ACCESSION NO. 17379 JANUARY 1997 JN!.AND ffiiVERSIDPISAN BERNARDINO) • Medullary DIAGNOSIS: MEDULLARY CARCINOMA, THYROID (SPINDLE CELL VARIAN11 T%000/M8S103 RBFBRENCES: Oaudin PB and Rasai J. florid Vascular Proliferation Associated with Neural and Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. A Diagnostic Clue and Potential Pitfall. AmJ Surg Patho/1995; 19(6): 642-652. Uribe M, Fenoglio-Pieiser CM. Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid Gland, Clinical, Pathological and Immunohistochemical Features with Review of the Liter.ature. l.mJ Sur& PaJhc/1985; 9: 571-594. 8U$$0lati G,Mooga G. Medullary Carcinoma or the Thyroid wilb Atypical Ponems. Cancer 1979; 44: 1769-tm. Kimura N, Nakazatoy, Nagura H. et al. Expression of Intermediate Filaments in Neuroendocrine Tum0!5. Arch PaJ/w/ LobMed 1990; 114: SOS-510. CASE NO. 8, ACCESSION NO. 2ll144 JANUARY1997 INlAND CRJVERS!DE/SAN BERNARDINO) • Atrophy thymus BA! DIAGNOSIS: THYMOUPOMA T98000/M88SOO Rf.FERENrn:i: Swanson PE. 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Beoigo HurthleCeiiThmO DIAGNOSIS: FOLLICULAR ADENOMA (CLEAR CELL TYPE), THYROID T96000/M83300 FOU.OW-UP: One year .followi ng surgcty, she was welt and in good healtb with no evidence of local recurrence. REFERENCflS: Rosai J, Catcangiu ML end Delellis RA. TUmors wirh Oear Cell Fealura. Allao ofT\1100< PaJhology, 3rd Series, Fascic:le 5. Washingron D.C : Armed Forou IIISfitut< ofPOilaology 1990.