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Molecular diagnostics on thyroid fine‐needle aspirations
Author(s) -
Clark Douglas P.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.29
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1934-6638
pISSN - 1934-662X
DOI - 10.1002/cncy.20064
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , thyroid , thyroid cancer , medical physics , malignancy , molecular diagnostics , thyroid nodules , diagnostic test , pathology , bioinformatics , biopsy , pediatrics , biology
Molecular diagnostic tests performed on thyroid fine‐needle aspiration may help refine the risk of malignancy in select cases. This editorial will review the steps required to bring such molecular testing from early exploratory studies to widespread implementation.