Table 1.
Malignancies Showing Squamous Differentiation in the Thyroid.
| n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Primary (n = 111) | Papillary carcinoma | 84 (34%) |
| Unspecified | 32 (13%) | |
| Diffuse sclerosing | 20 (8%) | |
| Classic/conventional | 19 (8%) | |
| Follicular variant | 7 (3%) | |
| With high-grade features | 1 (<1%) | |
| Tall cell | 1 (<1%) | |
| Columnar cell | 1 (<1%) | |
| Oncocytic | 1 (<1%) | |
| Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma | 21 (9%) | |
| Follicular carcinoma | 3 (<1%) | |
| Poorly differentiated carcinoma | 2 (<1%) | |
| Mucoepidermoid carcinoma | 1 (<1%) | |
| Medullary carcinoma | 1 (<1%) | |
| Intrathyroid thymic carcinoma | 1 (<1%) | |
| Secondary (n = 116) | ||
| Larynx | 73 (30%) | |
| Pharynx | 13 (5%) | |
| Tongue | 10 (4%) | |
| Trachea | 8 (3%) | |
| Esophagus | 5 (2%) | |
| Lung | 3 (<1%) | |
| Tonsil | 1 (<1%) | |
| Lip | 1 (<1%) | |
| Vulva | 1 (<1%) | |
| Prostate | 1 (<1%) | |
| Uncertain (n = 16) | Squamous cell carcinoma | 16 (8%) |
| Total | 243 |