Interobserver variability in the fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of follicular lesions of the thyroid gland

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 378-382

  Clary, Karen M ^a,b,c   Condel, Jennifer L ^a   Liu, Yulin ^a,b   Johnson, Douglas R ^a,b,d   Grzybicki, Dana M ^a,e   Raab, Stephen S ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d LEXINGTON CLINIC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy, fine needle; Interobserver variability; Thyroid neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA;

EID: 22444434038     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326169     Document Type: Article

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