Contribution of aspirative cytology to the diagnosis of thyroidal tumoral disorders.
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.
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*