Malignancy risk for fine-needle aspiration of thyroid lesions according to the Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 450-456

  Jo, Vickie Y ^a   Stelow, Edward B ^a   Dustin, Simone M ^a   Hanley, Krisztina Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bethesda system; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER RISK; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID CARCINOMA; UNITED STATES;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; HUMANS; RISK; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77956599965     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCP5N4MTHPAFXFB     Document Type: Article

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