Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Accuracy of FNA Diagnosis and Implications for Patient Management

Endocrine Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 257-264

  Ustun, Berrin ^a   Chhieng, David ^a   Prasad, Manju L ^a   Holt, Elizabeth ^a   Hammers, Lynwood ^a   Carling, Tobias ^a   Udelsman, Robert ^a   Adeniran, Adebowale J ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic accuracy; Fine needle aspiration; Follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma; Triage efficiency

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY, FOLLICULAR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897263634     PISSN: 10463976     EISSN: 15590097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12022-014-9301-3     Document Type: Article

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