Fine-needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid gland: Comparative analysis of experience at three hospitals

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-100

  Berner, Aasmund ^a   Sigstad, Eva ^a   Pradhan, Manohar ^a   Groholt, Krystyna K ^a   Davidson, Ben ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cytology training; FNAC; Quality assurance; Thyroid neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BENIGN TUMOR; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 32044463871     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20384     Document Type: Article

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