Abstract
This article covers, in a comprehensive way, thyroid cytopathology. The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytology is reviewed, with emphasis on the atypical and indeterminate diagnostic categories. Immunohistochemistry stains and molecular tests panels applicable to cytology specimens are described.
Keywords:
Atypia; Bethesda; Carcinoma; Cytopathology; Follicular; Immunohistochemistry; Panels.
Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / pathology
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Adenoma, Oxyphilic
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Biomarkers / analysis
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Carcinoma / pathology
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Carcinoma, Medullary / pathology
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Carcinoma, Papillary
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Lymphoma / pathology
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Precancerous Conditions / pathology
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Thyroid Cancer, Papillary
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Thyroid Neoplasms / pathology*
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Thyroid Neoplasms / secondary
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Thyroid Nodule / classification
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Thyroid Nodule / metabolism
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Thyroid Nodule / pathology
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Thyroiditis / diagnosis
Supplementary concepts
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Thyroid cancer, Hurthle cell