Usefulness of diagnostic qualifiers for thyroid fine-needle aspirations with atypia of undetermined significance

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 572-577

  VanderLaan, Paul A ^a   Marqusee, Ellen ^a   Krane, Jeffrey F ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypia of undetermined significance; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BETHESDA SYSTEM; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID GLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053556773     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: 19437722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/AJCPO0BQ2YSKPXXP     Document Type: Article

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