Fig. 2From: Pathological diagnosis of thyroid nodules based on core needle biopsies: comparative study between core needle biopsies and resected specimens in 578 casesCase classified as benign both in the CNB and resected specimens (H&E). a, The CNB specimen consists of thyroid follicles and many lymphoid tissues with lymphatic follicles (× 50). b, Thyroid follicles are atrophic with oncocytic metaplasia (× 200). c (× 50), d (× 200), The change in the thyroid follicles and the proliferation of lymphoid tissues in the resected specimen is the same as that in the CNB specimenBack to article page