Should "a typical follicular cells" in thyroid fine-needle aspirates be subclassified?

Cancer Cytopathology

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 186-189

  Renshaw, Andrew A ^a  

^a BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical follicular cells; Cytology; Diagnosis; Fine needle aspiration; Neoplasia; Resection; Risk of malignancy; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; RISK; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; HUMANS; RISK; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 78049511440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19346638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20091     Document Type: Article

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