Diagnostic terminology and morphologic criteria for cytologic diagnosis of thyroid lesions: a synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference.
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 two-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 diagnostic terminology/classification scheme for thyroid FNA interpretation and cytomorphologic criteria for the diagnosis of various benign and malignant thyroid lesions. (http://thyroidfna.cancer.gov/pages/info/agenda/).
Baloch
Zubair W
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Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. baloch@mail.med.upenn.edu
LiVolsi
Virginia A
VA
Asa
Syl L
SL
Rosai
Juan
J
Merino
Maria J
MJ
Randolph
Gregory
G
Vielh
Philippe
P
DeMay
Richard M
RM
Sidawy
Mary K
MK
Frable
William J
WJ
D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010173:Palpation; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology