Abstract
The current edition of the WHO classification of thyroid tumors (2017) contains anumber of very relevant changes with considerable consequences for the diagnostic assessment of thyroid specimens. This applies to both the histomorphological examination of surgical specimens and the preoperative fine needle biopsy (FNB). In addition, molecular pathological examinations are becoming increasingly important in the diagnosis of thyroid tumors. Changes affect practically all areas of thyroid tumor diagnostics. Some of these changes have far-reaching consequences that justify acomprehensive commentary and query of the knowledge acquired in the form of this CME article.
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