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Psammoma bodies in fine‐needle aspirates of the thyroid
Author(s) -
Ellison Erin,
Lapuerta Pablo,
Martin Sue E.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19980625)84:3<169::aid-cncr9>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - psammoma body , medicine , thyroid , pathology , anatomy , immunohistochemistry
Psammoma bodies in thyroid aspirates are associated with multinodular goiter as often as they are with papillary carcinoma. Caution is recommended in the interpretation of isolated psammomatous calcifications when supporting cytologic features are absent.