VEGFA and papillary carcinoma: In that study, immunostaining for VEGF and VEGF receptors was performed in 66 specimens of thyroid tissue, comprising 17 multi nodular goiter (MNG), 14 Graves’ disease, 10 follicular adenoma, 8 Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, 7 papillary carcinoma and 10 normal thyroid specimens.