Significance of eosinophils in diagnosing Hashimoto′s thyroiditis on fine-needle aspiration cytology

Significance of eosinophils in diagnosing Hashimoto′s thyroiditis on fine-needle aspiration cytology

<b>Background:</b> Hashimoto&#x2032;s thyroiditis (HT) is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in those areas of the world where iodine levels are sufficient. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) can accurately diagnose this lesion in most of the patients. However, a small perce...

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Main Authors: Ekambaram Maheswari, Kumar Bipin, Chowdhary Nitlotpal, Siddaraju N, Kumar Surendra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-07-01
Series:Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology
Subjects:
Eosinophils
Hashimoto&#x2032;s thyroiditis
fine-needle aspiration cytology
Online Access:http://www.ijpmonline.org/article.asp?issn=0377-4929;year=2010;volume=53;issue=3;spage=476;epage=479;aulast=Ekambaram

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