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=Normal parathyroid cytology= | =Normal parathyroid cytology= | ||
{{Main|Parathyroid gland}} | {{Main|Parathyroid gland}} | ||
==General== | |||
*May be confused with thyroid. | *May be confused with thyroid. | ||
**No single feature can be use to reliably separate them, though several features may allow this.<ref name=pmid11891946/> | **No single feature can be use to reliably separate them, though several features may allow this.<ref name=pmid11891946/> | ||
*FNAs are not useful for parathyroid lesions;<ref name=pmid19283690/> however, a parathyroid may be sampled inadvertently. | *FNAs are not useful for parathyroid lesions;<ref name=pmid19283690/> however, a parathyroid may be sampled inadvertently. | ||
==Cytology== | |||
Chief cells:<ref name=pmid11891946>{{Cite journal | last1 = Absher | first1 = KJ. | last2 = Truong | first2 = LD. | last3 = Khurana | first3 = KK. | last4 = Ramzy | first4 = I. | title = Parathyroid cytology: avoiding diagnostic pitfalls. | journal = Head Neck | volume = 24 | issue = 2 | pages = 157-64 | month = Feb | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 11891946 }}</ref> | Chief cells:<ref name=pmid11891946>{{Cite journal | last1 = Absher | first1 = KJ. | last2 = Truong | first2 = LD. | last3 = Khurana | first3 = KK. | last4 = Ramzy | first4 = I. | title = Parathyroid cytology: avoiding diagnostic pitfalls. | journal = Head Neck | volume = 24 | issue = 2 | pages = 157-64 | month = Feb | year = 2002 | doi = | PMID = 11891946 }}</ref> | ||
*Small round-to-oval nucleus. | *Small round-to-oval nucleus. | ||