Cytopathology of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid by fine needle aspiration
Kini, S.R.; Miller, J.M.; Hamburger, J.I.; Smith, M.J.
Acta Cytologica 24(6): 511-521
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5547 PMID: 6255716 Document Number: 156935
To delineate the cytologic presentation of papillary carcinoma of the thyroid, the fine needle aspiration smears were studied from 87 surgically proven cases. Six diagnostically useful findings were identified: papillary fronds, monolayered sheets, tissue fragments, intranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions, psammoma bodies and multinucleated giant cells. From 1,500 smears on "cold" nodules of the thyroid, 6 known false-negative and 4 false-positive diagnoses for papillary carcinoma were made. The estimated accuracy of the fine needle aspirate diagnosis of papillary carcinoma is 94%.