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Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

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Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is the procedure of choice in the management of thyroid nodules in an appropriate clinical setting. The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) has been widely used while evaluating thyroid FNA specimens and communicating the findings with the clinicians who treat patients. This chapter includes 90 images demonstrating key cytologic features of common and uncommon thyroid entities outlined in TBSRTC. The role of ancillary studies as an adjunct to FNA cytology is discussed.

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The author thanks Brian Smola, senior cytotechnologist at the University of Michigan, for proofreading and editing the chapter.

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  1. Department of Pathology, The University of Michigan-Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Xin Jing M.D.

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    Momin T. Siddiqui

  3. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Qing Kay Li

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Jing, X. (2018). Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology. In: Jing, X., Siddiqui, M., Li, Q. (eds) Atlas of Non-Gynecologic Cytology . Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89674-8_2

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