title: Pathology Reporting of Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy: A Proposal of the Korean Endocrine Pathology Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy Study Group.
abstract: In recent years throughout Korea, the use of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy (CNB) has become common for the preoperative diagnosis of thyroid nodules. However, there is no consensus on the pathology reporting system for thyroid CNB. The Korean Endocrine Pathology Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy Study Group held a conference on thyroid CNB pathology and developed guidelines through contributions from the participants. This article discusses the outcome of the discussions that led to a consensus on the pathology reporting of thyroid CNB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Chan Kwon
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Sook
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyo Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong Eun
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jang Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: So Yeon
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Daerim Saint Mary's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyunju
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi Kyung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Shin
keywords: Diagnosis; Guideline; Image-guided biopsy; Preoperative period; Thyroid nodule