Pathological diagnosis of thyroid nodules based on core needle biopsies: comparative study between core needle biopsies and resected specimens in 578 cases

Abstract Background Pathological diagnosis based on core needle biopsy (CNB) should be different from a resected specimen because it is difficult to apply the histological criteria established for resected specimens to CNB due to sampling limitations. A pathological classification for thyroid nodule...

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Main Authors: Yan Xiong, Limin Yan, Lin Nong, Yalin Zheng, Ting Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-019-0786-4