Follicular Variant Thyroid Gland Papillary Carcinoma

**Semantic type:** Neoplastic Process

**Definition:** An encapsulated or nonencapsulated variant of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland characterized by the predominance of follicular structures. The malignant follicular cells display the nuclear features that characterize the papillary adenocarcinomas of the thyroid gland.

**Synonyms:** - FVPTC - Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, Follicular Variant - Papillary carcinoma, follicular variant