Cell block is a valuable adjunct to conventional smear for thyroid fine needle aspiration: 2395 cases with histological correlation
ConclusionsCombined use of CS and CB can significantly decrease the unsatisfactory rate of thyroid FNAs, improve the diagnostic efficacy, and thus should be routinely applied in thyroid nodule evaluation if available.
Source: Cytopathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Ke Jiang,
Junyi Zhou,
Jianyong Lei,
Ying Liu,
Jinnan Li,
Xueying Su,
Zhihui Li,
Tao Wei,
Yong Jiang,
Jingqiang Zhu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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