Diagnostic pitfalls in the evaluation of fine needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid: Correlation with histopathology in 260 cases

Cytopathology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 103-108

  Haberal, A N ^a   Toru, S ^a   Ozen O ^a   Arat, Z ^a   Bilezikci B ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cytodiagnosis; Diagnostic pitfalls; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Sensitivity; Specificity; Thyroid gland

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62849107793     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2008.00594.x     Document Type: Article

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