title: Fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of canine thyroid carcinoma.
abstract: In 11 dogs with thyroid carcinomas there was a good correlation between cytological results of fine needle aspiration biopsy and histological findings. The only difficulty with the aspiration technique was excessive contamination with blood of a third of the specimens.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*