Papillary thyroid carcinoma: How much should the surgeon read from Fine needle aspiration cytology reports?

• Main Authors: Das Dilip (Author), Sheikh Mehraj (Author), Mallik Mrinmay (Author), Sharma Prem (Author), Mannan Abul (Author), Sheikh Zafar (Author), Haji Bahia (Author), George Shirly (Author), Madda John (Author), Hussein Sundus (Author), Francis Issam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<b>Objective:</b> During routine fine needle aspiration cytodiagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), a number of cases are diagnosed as suspicious; or it is suggested that PTC or a neoplasm be ruled out by histopathology. Since these diagnostic labels are likely to put the clinici...