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==Thyroid cytology==
Initially, check for '''adequacy''' of the sample. A minimum number of 6 clusters with 10 cells each has been arbitrary established to assume adequacy for a definitive diagnosis.<ref name="MichaelPang2007">{{cite journal|last1=Michael|first1=Claire W.|last2=Pang|first2=Yijun|last3=Pu|first3=Robert T.|last4=Hasteh|first4=Farnaz|last5=Griffith|first5=Kent A.|title=Cellular adequacy for thyroid aspirates prepared by ThinPrep: How many cells are needed?|journal=Diagnostic Cytopathology|volume=35|issue=12|year=2007|pages=792–797|issn=87551039|doi=10.1002/dc.20768}}</ref> The presence of characteristic cells may still confer a definitive diagnosis, but otherwise, the report will simply state inadequate number of cells.
==Microscopic examination==
[[File:Causes of hyperthyroidism.png|thumb|Most common causes of hyperthyroidism by age.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Carlé|first1=Allan|last2=Pedersen|first2=Inge Bülow|last3=Knudsen|first3=Nils|last4=Perrild|first4=Hans|last5=Ovesen|first5=Lars|last6=Rasmussen|first6=Lone Banke|last7=Laurberg|first7=Peter|title=Epidemiology of subtypes of hyperthyroidism in Denmark: a population-based study|journal=European Journal of Endocrinology|volume=164|issue=5|year=2011|pages=801–809|issn=0804-4643|doi=10.1530/EJE-10-1155|pmid=21357288}}</ref>]]
Look primarily for the most commons causes of the presentation at hand, such as hyperthyroidism.
==See also==
*[[Parathyroid glands]]
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