Open AccessUtility of fine-needle aspiration cytology in the identification of parathyroid lesions
Author(s) -
Niraj Kumari,
Deepti Mishra,
Roma Pradhan,
Amit Agarwal,
Narendra Krishnani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.175490
Subject(s) - pathology , medicine , thyroid , parathyroid gland , cytology , parathyroid hormone , endocrinology , calcium
Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a first-line investigation in the evaluation of neck nodules. In an attempt to search for reliable cytomorphological criteria for parathyroid lesions, we systematically evaluated cytomorphology of FNAC of parathyroid lesions.