Classifying encapsulated follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (eFVPTC) tumors a certain way may help clinicians predict their behavior. These tumors, the investigators at NYU Langone Medical Center, in New York City, reported, demonstrate angioinvasion or capsular invasion upon diagnosis as minimally or extensively invasive.
Their findings, presented at the 2016 annual meeting of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (poster 616), suggest that the question of whether