Open AccessIndeterminate Pediatric Thyroid Fine Needle Aspirations: A Study of 68 Cases
Author(s) -
Matthew A. Smith,
Liron Pantanowitz,
Walid E. Khalbuss,
Vanessa Benkovich,
Sara E. Monaco
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1159/000351029
Subject(s) - medicine , atypia , thyroid , malignancy , nodule (geology) , fine needle aspiration , thyroid carcinoma , indeterminate , thyroid nodules , radiology , thyroid neoplasm , pathology , biopsy , paleontology , mathematics , pure mathematics , biology
The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) provides a reporting scheme for thyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA) and includes three indeterminate categories with different management strategies. This study analyzes indeterminate thyroid FNAs in children, and correlates these findings with the histological features.