title: Utilization of ancillary studies in thyroid fine needle aspirates: a synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference.
abstract: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsored the NCI Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) State of the Science Conference on October 22-23, 2007 in Bethesda, MD. The 2-day meeting was accompanied by a permanent informational website and several on-line discussion periods between May 1 and December 15, 2007 (http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov). This document summarizes matters regarding the utilization of ancillary studies in thyroid FNA (http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov/pages/info/agenda/).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. afilie@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Armando C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Filie
authors.forename: Sylvia L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Asa
authors.forename: Kim R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Geisinger
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Logani
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.forename: Yuri E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Nikiforov
authors.forename: Douglas P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D013048:Specimen Handling; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins