THE BETHESDA SYSTEM FOR REPORTING THYROID CYTOPATHOLOGY. DEFINITIONS, CRITERIA AND EXPLANATORY NOTES

DESCRIPTION

• 145 color illustrations

• Based upon Bethesda terminology

• Concise and user-friendly format

The firstedition of The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathologywas published in 2010 and has greatly influenced the practice of thyroid cytopathology. The terminology proposed and illustrated inthis text has been widely adopted not only in the U.S. but also abroad. It has becomean essential text for pathology trainees and practicing pathologists examiningthyroid fine needle aspiration (FNA) specimens.

Since 2010,there have been a number of important advances in the management of patients withnodular thyroid disease and in the understanding of the biology of thyroidcancer. This new edition includes these advances that impact terminology forreporting thyroid cytopathology. In particular, itincorporates a discussion of the recently implemented and now widespread use ofmolecular testing of thyroid FNA samples, which hastransformed the management of patients with nodular thyroid disease in the U.S.. In addition, this edition accommodates the recent changesto the classification of thyroid cancer, most notably the introduction of a newthyroid diagnosis, that of "non-invasive follicular tumorwith papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP)".

Thoroughlyrevised and updated, The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology, Second Edition will provide the reader witha unified approach to diagnosing and reporting thyroid FNAinterpretations. It serves as a reference guide not just for pathologists, butalso endocrinologists, surgeons, and radiologists. 

Syed Z.Ali, MD
Professor of Pathology
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
USA

Edmund S. Cibas, MD
Professor of Pathology
Harvard MedicalSchool
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
USA