Columnar cell variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a rare subtype which is difficult to predict on cytology and is usually identified histologically. Nevertheless this case highlights the features that allowed the diagnosis to be made pre‐operatively.

中文翻译：

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甲状腺乳头状癌的众多面孔之一。

甲状腺乳头状癌（PTC）的柱状细胞变体是一种罕见的亚型，很难在细胞学上预测，通常在组织学上可以鉴定。然而，这种情况突出了可以在手术前进行诊断的特征。