title: Pitfalls in the Cytological Assessment of Thyroid Nodules.
abstract: Fine needle aspiration of thyroid has been used for years in a multidisciplinary approach, to diagnose different entities, in preventing over or under treatment of thyroid nodules. The widespread use of this methodology can be confirmed if "thyroid fine needle aspiration" is searched on PubMed, which results in over 5000 papers. In this manuscript, we aimed to focus on pitfalls in the evaluation of thyroid aspirations, covering cystic, inflammatory lesions, follicular lesions, oncocytic lesions, papillary carcinoma, and medullary carcinoma of thyroid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Haydarpasa Numune Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şule
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Canberk
authors.forename: Pınar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fırat
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schmitt
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy