Thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology processed by ThinPrep: An additional slide decreased the number of inadequate results

Cytopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-102

  Rossi, E D ^a   Morassi, F ^a   Santeusanio, G ^b   Zannoni, G F ^a   Fadda, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fine needle aspiration; Inadequate smears; Liquid based cytology; Thyroid cytology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CYST; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR LESION; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; SAMPLE SIZE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77749302317     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: 13652303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2009.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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