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Indeterminate diagnoses are rendered on 15%‐30% of thyroid fine‐needle aspirates (FNA). Thus, a second diagnostic opinion given by an outside expert pathologist is a common practice that facilitates a more… Click to show full abstract
Indeterminate diagnoses are rendered on 15%‐30% of thyroid fine‐needle aspirates (FNA). Thus, a second diagnostic opinion given by an outside expert pathologist is a common practice that facilitates a more appropriate clinical management. Conversely, the role of an intra‐institutional second opinion diagnosis (iSOD), which is usually informally performed in‐house, has not been well established.
Keywords:
indeterminate;
intra institutional;
opinion diagnosis;
second opinion;
institutional second;
opinion
Journal Title: Cytopathology
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Cytopathology
Year Published: 2017
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