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Bethesda guidelines for Cytology

Diagnostic Categories

Reviewer: Michael Constantinescu, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 21 March 2011, last major update March 2011
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Definition
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I. Non-diagnostic or unsatisfactory
II. Benign
III. Atypia of undetermined significance (or follicular lesion of undetermined significance)
IV. Follicular neoplasm (or suspicious for a follicular neoplasm)
V. Suspicious for malignancy
VI. Malignant

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