COMMON DIAGNOSTIC PITFALLS IN THYROID CYTOPATHOLOGY

1. Aspirates with Macrophages and/or Colloid Only
2. Usefulness of Subclassification of Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance
3. Cytologic Atypia in Toxic Goiter
4. Hürthle Cell Lesions
5. Hashimoto Thyroiditis
6. Lymphocyte-Only Aspirates
7. Molecular Testing
8. Cystic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
9. Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
10. Variants of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
11. Medullary Carcinoma
12. Hyalinizing Trabecular Tumor
13. Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
14. Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
15. Metastatic Neoplasms to the Thyroid
16. Thyroglobulin Detection in Fine-Needle Aspiration of Nodal Metastases from Differentiated Thyroid Cancers
17. Pediatric Thyroid FNA
18. Ectopic Thyroid Tissue Versus Nodal Metastasis
19. Parathyroid Tissue Versus Thyroid Tissue
20. Evaluation of Thyroid Bed Sampling

This text provides a comprehensive review of the most frequently encountered diagnostic pitfalls in thyroid cytopathology. Written in a case study format, the text provides the most current and complete information on both non-neoplastic and neoplastic thyroid conditions. Each chapter focuses on a specific diagnostic challenge and/or pitfalls that help in the differential diagnosis as well as the judicious use of ancillary studies when necessary. A review of the current literature as it relates to each disease entity is also incorporated into respective chapters. Highly illustrated with ample illustration of microscopic features to tackle common and uncommon diagnostic challenge in everyday routine practice. This book provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the common cytologic features needed to resolve the diagnostic pitfalls.

Common Diagnostic Pitfalls in Thyroid Cytopathology serve as a very useful resource for pathologists and physicians dealing with, and interested in the thyroid.

Features
• Provides a comprehensive review of the common diagnostic pitfalls in thyroid cytopathology Written by experts in the field of thyroid cytopathology
• Richly illustrated with microscopic features to tackle common and uncommon diagnostic challenges