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-The '''thyroid gland''' is an important little endocrine organ in the anterior [[neck]].  It is not infrequently afflicted by [[cancer]]... but the common cancer has such a good prognosis there is debate about how aggressively it should be treated.  The [[cytopathology]] of the thyroid gland is dealt with in the ''[[thyroid cytology]]'' article.  It frustrates a significant number of pathologists, as the criteria for cancer are considered a bit wishy-washy.
+The '''thyroid gland''' is an important little endocrine organ in the anterior [[neck]].  It is frequently afflicted by [[cancer]]... but the common cancer has such a good prognosis there is debate about how aggressively it should be treated.  The [[cytopathology]] of the thyroid gland is dealt with in the ''[[thyroid cytology]]'' article.
+The gland frustrates a significant number of pathologists, as the criteria for cancer are considered a bit wishy-washy.
 =Thyroid specimens=
-==They come in 3 common varieties==
+==They come in three common varieties==
+*FNA (fine needle aspiration).
+**Done to triage patients/rule-out malignancy - discussed in the article ''[[thyroid cytopathology]]''.
 *Hemithyroid.
 **Done to get a definitive diagnosis.
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 *Total thyroid.
 **Done for malignancy or follicular lesion.
-*FNA (fine needle aspiration).
-**Done to triage patients/rule-out malignancy - discussed in the article ''[[thyroid cytopathology]]''.
 ==Gross pathology==