Cellular swirls in fine needle aspirates of papillary thyroid carcinoma: A new diagnostic criterion

Modern Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1470-1473

  Szporn, Arnold H ^a   Yuan, Songyang ^a   Wu, Maoxin ^a   Burstein, David E ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular swirls; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Papillary thyroid carcinoma; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; FOLLOW UP; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; METASTASIS; NODULAR GOITER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; THYROID CARCINOMA; TUMOR CELL;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GOITER, NODULAR; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33750353012     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800669     Document Type: Article

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