Interobserver variability amongst cytopathologists and histopathologists in the diagnosis of neoplastic follicular patterned lesions of thyroid

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 235-241

  Duggal, Rajan ^a   Rajwanshi, Arvind ^a   Gupta, Nalini ^a   Vasishta, Rakesh Kumar ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

fine needle aspiration cytology; follicular neoplasm; H rthle cell neoplasm; papillary carcinoma thyroid; thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASTIC FOLLICULAR PATTERNED LESION; OBSERVER VARIATION; ONCOCYTOMA; PATHOLOGIST; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID TUMOR;

ADENOMA, OXYPHILIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952788404     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21363     Document Type: Article

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