Thyroid nodules are common in the adult population where a majority are benign and only
4.0% to 6.5% are malignant. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a key method used in the early …

Abstract Objective: The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (BSRTC) was
introduced in thyroid cytology in 2007 and is now generally accepted. BSRTC categories …

BACKGROUND The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC)
provides a 6‐tier diagnostic framework using uniform criteria in reports of thyroid aspirates …

About 40% of the general population have single or multiple thyroid nodules, whereas the
incidence of thyroid malignancy is 2–4%. 1 In the UK in 2011, around 2700 people were …

BACKGROUND The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology is the most
widely used classification system for the reporting of thyroid fine‐needle aspiration cytology …

Objective According to the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology, atypia of
undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance (AUS/FLUS) is a …

BACKGROUND Limited studies have examined the impact of the Bethesda System for
Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (BSRTC) and specifically the category of atypia or …

Background Several recent analyses of indeterminate thyroid nodules classified as
Bethesda III (follicular lesion of undetermined significance) have reported considerably …

Thyroid cytology has in recent years been augmented by molecular testing for indeterminate
lesions. Three commercial molecular tests are available which provide variable amounts of …

Purpose Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is widely used for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules
detected by ultrasonography. However, the cytology of atypia of undetermined …