title: Nuclear segmentation in goitre aspirates.
abstract: Nuglear segmentation was studied in fine needle aspirate smears from toxic and atoxic goitres. The smear technique implies a flattening of the nuclei on a slide, which facilitates detection of nuclear segmentation. Such segmentation was found in 2.2% of the nuclei in toxic goitres and in 0.9% in atoxic goitres. The difference was highly significant p less than 0.001. The segmented cells were usually of uniform appearance with one large and one small segment. Only very rarely were more than two segments seen.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006042:Goiter / Q000473:pathology*; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000648:ultrastructure