title: 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.
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 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/).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. baloch@mail.med.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Zubair W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Baloch
authors.forename: Virginia A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: LiVolsi
authors.forename: Syl L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Asa
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosai
authors.forename: Maria J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Merino
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Randolph
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vielh
authors.forename: Richard M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: DeMay
authors.forename: Mary K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sidawy
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Frable
mesh_terms: 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