Open AccessThe Frequency of ‘Atypia of Undetermined Significance’ Interpretations for Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspirations Is Negatively Correlated with Histologically Proven Malignant Outcomes
Author(s) -
Paul A. VanderLaan,
Jeffrey F. Krane,
Edmund S. Cibas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acta cytologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.513
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1938-2650
pISSN - 0001-5547
DOI - 10.1159/000333231
Subject(s) - medicine , cytopathology , atypia , malignancy , fine needle aspiration , retrospective cohort study , thyroid , radiology , pathology , biopsy , cytology
Cytopathologists' usage patterns for 'atypia of undetermined significance' (AUS) in thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) are not well understood. AUS rates over a 5-year period were analyzed to quantify variability and identify correlations with experience and histologic outcomes.
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