The following paper has been selected by the Editor for FREE access to all during June and July 2011
An article from Italy by Piana et al. publishing excellent results of a large series of thyroid FNAs has been selected as Editor’s choice for June and July.
Their results using a five-tier classification demonstrate the usefulness in terms of risk of malignancy of subdividing the C3 category; this study gives
weight to the six-tier system recommended in the new Bethesda classification, which was summarised in a review article by Layfield et al. published
in April 2010 (also FREE access). Your attention is also drawn to the European survey of thyroid cytopathology reporting, which was published in the same issue,
Editor’s choice June and July 2011
Is a five-category reporting scheme for thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology accurate? Experience of over 18 000 FNAs reported at the same institution during 1998–2007 (pages 164–173)
S. Piana, A. Frasoldati, M. Ferrari, R. Valcavi, E. Froio, V. Barbieri, C. Pedroni and G. Gardini
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