THE BETHESDA SYSTEM FOR REPORTING THYROID CYTOPATHOLOGY

145 color illustrations Based upon Bethesda terminology Concise and user-friendly format The first edition of The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology was published in 2010 and has greatly influenced the practice of thyroid cytopathology. The terminology proposed and illustrated in this text has been widely adopted not only in the U.S. but also abroad. It has become an essential text for pathology trainees and practicing pathologists examining thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) specimens. Since 2010, there have been several important advances in the management of patients with nodular thyroid disease and the understanding of the biology of thyroid cancer. This new edition includes these advances that impact terminology for reporting thyroid cytopathology.