title: Contribution of aspirative cytology to the diagnosis of thyroidal tumoral disorders.
abstract: Four initially misdiagnosed cases of thyroid cancer or purported thyroideal malignancy are described. In each, aspirative cytology was instrumental in establishing the true nature of the lesion.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*