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Papillary thyroid carcinoma and its variants in fine needle aspiration smears. A cytomorphologic study with special reference to tall cell variant.
Acta cytologica - 1 Jan 2000
Das Dilip K, Mallik Mrinmay K, Sharma Prem, Sheikh Zaffar A, Mathew Pulickamattathil A, Sheikh Mehraj, Mirza Kahvic, Madda John P, Francis Issam M, Junaid Thamradeen A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To study the fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytologic features of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with special reference to its tall cell variant (TCV), which is the most aggressive of the variants. STUDY DESIGN: Fifty-four PTC cases were classified into variants, and the frequency of well-known morphologic criteria was determined. Four parameters were quantitatively analyzed based on a study of 200...
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