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Saturday, February 11, 2006 — 7:00 PM — Regency V
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- Thyroid Aspiration Cytology: The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology Consensus Recommendations
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Moderators:
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Lester J. Layfield, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT and Zubair Baloch, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Disclosure:
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Dr. Martha B. Pitman indicated she is a speaker bureau consultant for Cytyc Corporation Company. The other speakers had nothing to disclose.
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 Click here to download handout in 1-per-page format for the entire meeting (11.3MB)
Click here to download handout in 6-per-page format for the entire meeting (11.6MB)
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| 7:00 | Awards Presentations - Andrea Abati, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD |
| 7:00 | Introduction of Panel Members and Initial Remarks - Lester J. Layfield, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT |
| 7:15 | Historical and Histologic Basis for the Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules - Sylvia L. Asa, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
WARNING: Large PDF (3.2MB) |
| 7:45 | Indications for Fine—Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid and Technique - Zubair Baloch, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
WARNING: Large PDF (1.2MB) |
| 8:05 | Adequacy Assessment Criteria - Yolanda Oertel, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC |
| 8:20 | Diagnostic Terminology and Criteria for the Cytologic Diagnosis of Thyroid Lesions - Tarik M. Elsheikh, Pathologists Associated/Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN and William C. Faquin, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
WARNING: Large PDF (5.4MB) |
| 9:10 | Report Format for Thyroid Aspiration Cytology - Martha B. Pitman, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |
| 9:20 | Ancillary Studies in Thyroid Cytology - Douglas Clark, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
WARNING: Large PDF (1.1MB) |
| 9:40 | Panel Discussion |
| This program was chosen to present a review of issues and developments in aspiration cytology of the thyroid gland. Recommendations for performance, interpretation and reporting of fine-needle aspirates of the thyroid will be presented and discussed. The issues to be evaluated and recommendations made will include indications, technique adequacy, diagnostic terminology, and ancillary testing. The recommendations will be published in their entirety after the conference as the “Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology Recommendations for Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration.” |
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