Australian Society of CytologyCase of the Month
November 2004
Presented by:
Ms Rebecca Aarts and Dr Merle Greenberg,
Mayne Health Laverty Pathology
Sydney, Australia
Specimen type:
FNA Thyroid
Clinical History:
A 74 year old female presented with an 8cm rapidly growing nodule in the right lobe of the thyroid.An ultrasound guided FNAB was performed. We received 6 airdried slides and a needle rinse in Hanks solution. Three of the slides were rehydrated in saline solution for Papanicolaou staining. The needle rinse was submitted for flow cytometry.
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