The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology

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 Conference. The conclusions regarding terminology and morphologic criteria from the NCI meeting led to the Bethesda Thyroid Atl...

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Published in:American journal of clinical pathology 2009-11, Vol.132 (5), p.658-665
Main Authors: CIBAS, Edmund S, ALI, Syed Z
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Fine-Needle - standards
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Medical sciences
Pathology, Surgical - standards
Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
Terminology as Topic
Thyroid Diseases - classification
Thyroid Diseases - diagnosis
Thyroid Diseases - surgery
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Summary: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 Conference. The conclusions regarding terminology and morphologic criteria from the NCI meeting led to the Bethesda Thyroid Atlas Project and form the framework for The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC). For clarity of communication, TBSRTC recommends that each report begin with 1 of 6 general diagnostic categories. The project participants hope that the adoption of this flexible framework will facilitate communication among cytopathologists, endocrinologists, surgeons, radiologists, and other health care providers; facilitate cytologic-histologic correlation for thyroid diseases; facilitate research into the epidemiology, molecular biology, pathology, and diagnosis of thyroid diseases; and allow easy and reliable sharing of data from different laboratories for national and international collaborative studies.
ISSN:0002-9173
1943-7722
DOI:10.1309/AJCPPHLWMI3JV4LA