The atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance:malignant ratio
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Thyroid atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance: an indispensable Bethesda 2010 diagnostic category or waste garbage?
OBJECTIVE The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (BSRTC) was introduced in thyroid cytology in 2007 and is now generally accepted. BSRTC categories include a morphologic description and risk of malignancy as well as follow-up suggestions in each group. However, the category entitled 'atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance' (AUS/FLU...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Cytopathology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1934-662X
DOI: 10.1002/cncy.20192