The reduced expression of caveolin-1 in type B carcinomas compared to type A carcinomas is also reasonable because cases with type B histology were reported to show a poorer prognosis than pure papillary carcinomas (type A), although it is still an open question whether type B cases actually represent dedifferentiation as proposed by Sakamoto et al (1983). Here, CAV1 is linked to thyroid gland papillary carcinoma.