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Fine-needle aspiration of the thyroid: technique and terminology.

Oertel YC

Pathology Department (C-1219), Washington Hospital Center, and The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2300 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA. yolanda.c.oertel@medstar.net

Fine-needle aspiration of the thyroid is a relatively low-cost procedure that can provide an accurate diagnosis rapidly. Success of fine-needle aspiration requires an adequate sample, obtained by mastering the technique. The literature emphasizes the importance of having an experienced cytopathologist interpreting the smears. The author believes that more emphasis has to be placed on mastering this deceptively simple technique. The author shares technical hints learned over 30 years.

Published 3 August 2007 in Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am, 36(3): 737-51, vi-vii.
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