Interobserver variability with the interpretation of thyroid FNA specimens showing predominantly Hürthle cells

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 580-584

  Stelow, Edward B ^a,f   Woon, Carolyn ^b   Atkins, Kristin A ^a   Bardales, Ricardo H ^c   Cathro, Helen P ^a   Frierson Jr , Henry F ^a   Stanley, Michael W ^d   Savik, Kay ^e   Pambuccian, Stefan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNITED HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenoma; Carcinoma; Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis; Fine needle aspiration; Hashimoto thyroiditis; H rthle cell; Interobserver; Interpretation; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONCOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CELL COUNT; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; OBSERVER VARIATION; OXYPHIL CELLS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; TRIAGE;

EID: 33749340803     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/211N38H0JQA4ETB5     Document Type: Review

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