Cytologic artifacts and pitfalls of thyroid fine-needle aspiration using ThinPrep®: A comparative retrospective review

Cancer

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 179-186

  Afify, Alaa M ^a   Liu, Jing ^a   Al Khafaji, Basim M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; ThinPrep ; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; COLLOID; CYTOPATHOLOGY; CYTOPLASM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NODULAR HYPERPLASIA; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

ARTIFACTS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035948210     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.9027     Document Type: Article

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