Cover......Page 0
Editors......Page 2
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Dedication......Page 9
Preface......Page 10
Note to Readers......Page 14
1 - Introduction......Page 15
2 - Techniques of Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy......Page 20
3 - Cytopreparatory Techniques......Page 32
4 - Specimen Adequacy and Assessment, Reporting System......Page 67
5 - Concepts Basic to Thyroid Cytopathology and Guidelines for Evaluating Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspirates......Page 98
6 - Nodular Goiter......Page 133
7 - Follicular Adenoma and Follicular Carcinoma......Page 200
8 - H?rthle cell Lesions......Page 308
9 - Papillary Carcinoma......Page 374
10 - Poorly Differentiated......Page 591
11 - Anaplastic Carcinoma......Page 624
12 - Medullary Carcinoma......Page 695
13 - Thyroiditis......Page 790
14 - Malignant Lymphoma......Page 868
15 - Thyroid Carcinomas Metastatic to Other Body Sites......Page 921
16 - Metastatic Malignancyto the Thyroid......Page 950
17 - Cysts and Cystic Lesions of the Thyroid......Page 982
18 - Spindle Cells in Thyroid Aspirates......Page 1022
19 - Miscellaneous Lesions of the Thyroid......Page 1061
20 - Infarction of Thyroid Neoplasms Following Fine-Needle Biopsy......Page 1197
21 - Lesions of the Parathyroid Glands......Page 1228
22 - Ancillary Diagnostic Techniques......Page 1267
23 - Application of Needle Biopsy Data to Management Decisions......Page 1336