Adenomatoid nodules are the main cause for discrepant histology in 234 thyroid fine-needle aspirates reported as follicular neoplasm

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 375-379

  Schreiner, Andrew M ^a   Yang, Grace C H ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

adenomatoid nodule; follicular adenoma; follicular carcinoma; follicular neoplasm; follicular variant of papillary carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ADENOMATOID NODULE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NODULAR GOITER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VASCULARIZATION;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY, FOLLICULAR; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GOITER, NODULAR; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID NODULE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860620117     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21499     Document Type: Article

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