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Cytomorphological and molecular genetic findings in pediatric thyroid fine-needle aspiration.
Cancer cytopathology - 25 Oct 2012
Monaco Sara E, Pantanowitz Liron, Khalbuss Walid E, Benkovich Vanessa A, Ozolek John, Nikiforova Marina N, Simons Jeffrey P, Nikiforov Yuri E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology is largely based on data from adult studies. Although thyroid nodules in children are rare, the rate of malignancy is high. The authors' aim was to analyze the cytomorphology and mutational profiles in pediatric thyroid fine-needle aspirations (FNAs). METHODS: Thyroid FNAs from patients 21 years old or younger were identified from the authors'...
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