Diagnostic terminology and morphologic criteria for cytologic diagnosis of thyroid lesions: A synopsis of the national cancer institute thyroid fine-needle aspiration state of the science conference

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 425-437

  Baloch, Zubair W ^a   LiVolsi, Virginia A ^a   Asa, Syl L ^b   Rosai, Juan ^c   Merino, Maria J ^d   Randolph, Gregory ^e   Vielh, Philippe ^f   DeMay, Richard M ^g   Sidawy, Mary K ^h   Frable, William J ⁱ  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c Centro Diagnostico Italiano CDI   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^h GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification scheme; Fine needle aspiration; Morphologic features; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CANCER CENTER; CANCER MORPHOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; ONCOCYTOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND; THYROID TUMOR; WARTHIN TUMOR;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HUMANS; PALPATION; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 45149130876     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20830     Document Type: Conference Paper

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