Importance Thyroid nodules are common, being detected in up to 65% of the general
population. This is likely due to the increased use of diagnostic imaging for purposes …

Abstract The history of 'The Bethesda System'for reporting cervical cytology goes back
almost 3 decades. This terminology and the process that created it have had a profound …

Since the publication of the 1st edition in 2010, The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid
44 Cytopathology (TBSRTC) has allowed cytopathologists to use a standardized, category …

With the widespread use of sensitive imaging techniques, which include neck visualization,
a conspicuous number of thyroid nodules emerge and demand attention. Most lesions are …

The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) established a
standardized, category-based reporting system for thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) …

Thyroid nodules are detected in up to 50 to 60% of healthy subjects. Most nodules do not
cause clinically significant symptoms, and as a result, the main challenge in their …

BACKGROUND Fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is a common approach to evaluating
thyroid nodules, although 20% to 30% of FNAs have indeterminate cytology, which hampers …

Thyroid cancer is a common type of endocrine malignancy, and its incidence has been
steadily increasing in many regions of the world. Initiation and progression of thyroid cancer …

Background: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is a common approach to evaluate
thyroid nodules. It offers definitive diagnosis of a benign or malignant nodule in the majority …

Objective: To address terminology and other issues related to thyroid fine-needle aspiration
(FNA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) hosted The NCI Thyroid FNA State of the Science …