Thyroid Cytology- Diversity of the Category “atypia of undetermined significance/ follicular lesion of undetermined significance”
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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: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2347-954X,2320-6691
DOI: 10.21276/sjams.2016.4.6.4