title: [Cytological diagnosis of Hashimoto's hyperthyroidism].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the value of thyroid fine needle biopsy (FNB) in Hashimoto's hyperthyroidism.
  
  
  METHODS
  FNB for was performed 58 (5 males and 53 females, aged from 13 to 66 years) of 1 031 patients who was performed clinically dignosised as having hyperthyroidism according to clinic symptoms, the results of physical and, laboratory examination, especially the increased the serum circle antibody and lowered sTSH during March 1995 to February 1998. Their smears were classified into 4 types according to the degree of degeneration of adenoidal cell and lymphocyte invasion.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Hyperthyroidism was observed in 5 cases, I type in 9, II type in 9, III type in 4, and IV type in 31 (53%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FNB is helpful in diagnosis of hyperthyroidism.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Renji Hosptial, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200001.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kuang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000276:immunology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013954:Thyroglobulin