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Classification of Thyroid Malignancies

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Thyroid Cancer

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We follow the World Health Organization (WHO) Histological Classification of Thyroid Tumors (1) and that of the AFIP Atlas of Tumor Pathology (2). See Table 1.

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  1. The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC

    Yolanda C. Oertel MD (Professor Emerita of Pathology, Director)

  2. Fine Needle Aspiration Service, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

    Yolanda C. Oertel MD (Professor Emerita of Pathology, Director)

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  1. Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

    Leonard Wartofsky MD, MPH, MACP  & Douglas Van Nostrand MD, FACP, FACNP  & 

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Oertel, Y.C. (2006). Classification of Thyroid Malignancies. In: Wartofsky, L., Van Nostrand, D. (eds) Thyroid Cancer. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-995-0_8

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