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A 40-year-old woman is referred to the clinic for the evaluation of a thyroid nodule. Medical history is significant for Hodgkin lymphoma as a teenager, for which she received radiation treatment. Temperature is 36°C (97.4°F), pulse is 82/min, respirations are 14/min, and blood pressure is 120/70 mmHg. Physical examination shows a 2cm x 2cm hard nodule on the right lobe of the thyroid gland. The remainder of the physical examination shows no abnormalities. Ultrasound imaging suggests a malignancy, and fine needle aspiration is performed. Fine needle aspiration is most likely to show which of the following pathological findings?

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Normal cells with fibrosis that extend to local structures

Malignant proliferation of follicles that invade the capsule

Undifferentiated malignant cells invading local structures

Malignant cells with nuclear clearing and indentations

Malignant cells in an amyloid stroma