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The potential for overuse of atypical thyroid diagnoses
Author(s) -
Henry Michael
Publication year - 2011
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.20191
Subject(s) - medicine , cytopathology , medical diagnosis , thyroid , thyroid cancer , pathology , cytology
The atypical follicular cell diagnosis in the new Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology is a heterogeneous category without well‐defined cellular criteria and has the potential for overuse. Laboratories should monitor the use of this diagnosis.