...-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and carcinoma in situ (CIS) specimens, as they occasionally lack nuclear atypia and can be challenging for categorization by The Bethesda System (TBS). This study was conducted to determine whether FPS parameters are detectable even in oral SCC/CIS specimens...

..., location, consistency, suspicious malignant findings and thyroiditis. The time interval was subdivided into </≥5, 10, 15 and 20 weeks after the initial FNAB. The effects on the nuclear atypia were analyzed using the Fisher exact test and the Mann-Whitney U test. Results: None of the demographic...

... of thyroid FNA is called for. We present our institutional cytotechnologist performance at screening for nuclear atypia by applying established quality metrics. Materials and Methods: Information on 8,814 consecutive thyroid cytopathology cases over a 10-year period was retrieved from computerized records...