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A Tertiary Center's Experience With Second Review of 3885 Thyroid Cytopathology Specimens
Author(s) -
Matthew T. Olson,
Thiraphon Boonyaarunnate,
Patricia Aragon Han,
Christopher B. Umbricht,
Syed Z. Ali,
Martha A. Zeiger
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-3898
Subject(s) - medicine , cytopathology , histopathology , malignancy , thyroid nodules , thyroid , indeterminate , fine needle aspiration , thyroiditis , medical diagnosis , radiology , cytology , pathology , biopsy , mathematics , pure mathematics
Although the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (BSRTC) has standardized the diagnostic terminology for thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA), morphological interpretation remains subjective, and interobserver discrepancies are expected. This study quantifies the frequency and magnitude of these discrepancies in a single tertiary center's experience and elucidates key factors that are associated with changes in diagnosis.

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