When examining microscopically lymph nodes removed as part of the surgical therapy for thyroid carcinoma, one should be aware of the fact that high endothelial venules, when dilated and near the capsule, can lead to a wrong diagnosis of metastasis. We present a case in which such a situation arose.
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