Open AccessCorrelation between fine-needle aspiration cytology, cell block cytology, and histopathology in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions
Author(s) -
JasvinderK Bhatia,
Mohit Jambhulkar,
SamreshK Singh
Publication year - 2022
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/joc.joc_80_21
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , cytology , thyroid nodules , thyroid , fine needle aspiration , gold standard (test) , cytopathology , papanicolaou stain , pathology , radiology , biopsy , cancer , cervical cancer
Fine-needle aspiration cytology is considered the gold standard screening test in the evaluation of a thyroid nodule. We studied whether cell block cytology can be used in addition to conventional smears for the evaluation of tissue from fine-needle aspirations or fluid aspirations and also compared it with histopathological diagnosis.