Pitfalls in thyroid pathology and the medicolegal aspects of error

This article is a brief review of diagnostic error in thyroid cytopathology and histopathology with a discussion of more general medicolegal aspects of error in histopathology and cytopathology relevant to thyroid pathology. Pre-operative ultrasound guided thyroid FNA cytology is the standard pre-operative investigation for thyroid nodules. FNA is effective in triaging thyroid nodules. The cytological features of papillary thyroid carcinoma are readily identified in FNA specimens. Needle core biopsy may also be useful in some circumstances if fine-needle aspiration is unhelpful.
Source: Diagnostic Histopathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Mini-symposium: endocrine pathology Source Type: research