Impact of specific patterns on the sensitivity for follicular and Hurthle cell carcinoma in thyroid fine‐needle aspiration

CONCLUSIONSDiagnosing FNA specimens with microfollicles without atypia as benign appears to significantly reduce the sensitivity for follicular carcinoma to 75%; in contrast, diagnosing FNA specimens with Hurthle cells in flat sheets without anisonucleosis as benign does not. Cancer Cytopathol 2016. © 2016 American Cancer Society.

Source: Cancer Cytopathology - June 19, 2016 Category: Pathology Authors: Andrew A. Renshaw, Edwin W. Gould Tags: Original Article Source Type: research