[what diagnosis can be made by the pathologist in a case of sclerosing thyroiditis?]

[What diagnosis can be made by the pathologist in a case of sclerosing thyroiditis?]
Ann Pathol. 2008 Sep;28(4):263-7
Authors: Michels JJ, Blanc-Fournier C
The pathology of thyroiditis seems well-established with a recognized classification based on clinical and pathological features. However, problems of differential diagnosis remain between both Riedel's and Quervain's thyroiditis and sclerosing Hashimoto's thyroiditis: these entities sometimes lack the characteristic histological pattern, and the clinico-biological data are not always available to the pathologist. We re-examined 18 cases of thyroiditis with sclerosis, retrieved from our files, diagnosed as Riedel's thyroiditis in five cases, Quervain's thyroiditis in five other cases and sclerosing Hashimoto thyroiditis in e...