title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of the thyroid.
abstract: This article is an up-to-date review of thyroid fine needle aspiration. Special emphasis is placed on pitfalls and differential diagnoses of common and uncommon thyroid lesions.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Gutman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henry
mesh_terms: D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000175:diagnosis; D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000166:cytology; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000175:diagnosis