Diagnostic pitfalls of Hashimoto's/lymphocytic thyroiditis on fine-needle aspirations and strategies to avoid overdiagnosis

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 352-360

  Harvey, Aaron M ^a   Truong, Luan D ^a,b   Mody, Dina R ^a,b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular morphology; Fine needle aspiration; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Misdiagnosis; Thyroiditis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; ONCOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 84864223974     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338738     Document Type: Article

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