... metastasis ( p = 0.1846). Nodular goiters accounted for most benign entities initially designated as Bethesda categories III–V. Conclusion: BRAF V600E mutational analysis complements cytopathology and improves the PTC detection rate in FNA cytology samples due to the high prevalence of the mutation in China...

... the cytomorphology of SVPTC cases to assess the feasibility of a preoperative diagnosis. Study Design: SVPTC cases were evaluated for architecture, nuclear features, and Bethesda category and were compared with noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features/follicular variant of PTC...