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The Asian Thyroid Working Group, from 2017 to 2023
Kennichi Kakudo, Chan Kwon Jung, Zhiyan Liu, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Andrey Bychkov, Huy Gia Vuong, Somboon Keelawat, Radhika Srinivasan, Jen-Fan Hang, Chiung-Ru Lai
J Pathol Transl Med. 2023;57(6):289-304.   Published online November 14, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2023.10.04
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The Asian Thyroid Working Group was founded in 2017 at the 12th Asia Oceania Thyroid Association (AOTA) Congress in Busan, Korea. This group activity aims to characterize Asian thyroid nodule practice and establish strict diagnostic criteria for thyroid carcinomas, a reporting system for thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology without the aid of gene panel tests, and new clinical guidelines appropriate to conservative Asian thyroid nodule practice based on scientific evidence obtained from Asian patient cohorts. Asian thyroid nodule practice is usually designed for patient-centered clinical practice, which is based on the Hippocratic Oath, “First do not harm patients,” and an oriental filial piety “Do not harm one’s own body because it is a precious gift from parents,” which is remote from defensive medical practice in the West where physicians, including pathologists, suffer from severe malpractice climate. Furthermore, Asian practice emphasizes the importance of resource management in navigating the overdiagnosis of low-risk thyroid carcinomas. This article summarizes the Asian Thyroid Working Group activities in the past 7 years, from 2017 to 2023, highlighting the diversity of thyroid nodule practice between Asia and the West and the background reasons why Asian clinicians and pathologists modified Western systems significantly.
Editorial
New insights into classification and risk stratification of encapsulated thyroid tumors with a predominantly papillary architecture
Chan Kwon Jung, So Yeon Park, Jang-Hee Kim, Kennichi Kakudo
J Pathol Transl Med. 2020;54(3):197-203.   Published online May 14, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2020.04.29
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  • The Asian Thyroid Working Group, from 2017 to 2023
    Kennichi Kakudo, Chan Kwon Jung, Zhiyan Liu, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Andrey Bychkov, Huy Gia Vuong, Somboon Keelawat, Radhika Srinivasan, Jen-Fan Hang, Chiung-Ru Lai
    Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine.2023; 57(6): 289.     CrossRef
  • Updates in the Pathologic Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms: A Review of the World Health Organization Classification
    Yanhua Bai, Kennichi Kakudo, Chan Kwon Jung
    Endocrinology and Metabolism.2020; 35(4): 696.     CrossRef
Case Study
Encapsulated Papillary Thyroid Tumor with Delicate Nuclear Changes and a KRAS Mutation as a Possible Novel Subtype of Borderline Tumor
Kenji Ohba, Norisato Mitsutake, Michiko Matsuse, Tatiana Rogounovitch, Nobuhiko Nishino, Yutaka Oki, Yoshie Goto, Kennichi Kakudo
J Pathol Transl Med. 2019;53(2):136-141.   Published online January 14, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2018.12.07
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Although papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)–type nuclear changes are the most reliable morphological feature in the diagnosis of PTC, the nuclear assessment used to identify these changes is highly subjective. Here, we report a noninvasive encapsulated thyroid tumor with a papillary growth pattern measuring 23 mm at its largest diameter with a nuclear score of 2 in a 26-year-old man. After undergoing left lobectomy, the patient was diagnosed with an encapsulated PTC. However, a second opinion consultation suggested an alternative diagnosis of follicular adenoma with papillary hyperplasia. When providing a third opinion, we identified a low MIB-1 labeling index and a heterozygous point mutation in the KRAS gene but not the BRAF gene. We speculated that this case is an example of a novel borderline tumor with a papillary structure. Introduction of the new terminology “noninvasive encapsulated papillary RAS-like thyroid tumor (NEPRAS)” without the word “cancer” might relieve the psychological burden of patients in a way similar to the phrase “noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP).”

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  • The Asian Thyroid Working Group, from 2017 to 2023
    Kennichi Kakudo, Chan Kwon Jung, Zhiyan Liu, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Andrey Bychkov, Huy Gia Vuong, Somboon Keelawat, Radhika Srinivasan, Jen-Fan Hang, Chiung-Ru Lai
    Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine.2023; 57(6): 289.     CrossRef
  • Whole Tumor Capsule Is Prognostic of Very Good Outcome in the Classical Variant of Papillary Thyroid Cancer
    Carlotta Giani, Liborio Torregrossa, Teresa Ramone, Cristina Romei, Antonio Matrone, Eleonora Molinaro, Laura Agate, Gabriele Materazzi, Paolo Piaggi, Clara Ugolini, Fulvio Basolo, Raffaele Ciampi, Rossella Elisei
    The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.2021; 106(10): e4072.     CrossRef
  • Evidence of Cooperation between Hippo Pathway and RAS Mutation in Thyroid Carcinomas
    Thaise Nayane Ribeiro Carneiro, Larissa Valdemarin Bim, Vanessa Candiotti Buzatto, Vanessa Galdeno, Paula Fontes Asprino, Eunjung Alice Lee, Pedro Alexandre Favoretto Galante, Janete Maria Cerutti
    Cancers.2021; 13(10): 2306.     CrossRef
  • Capsular Invasion Matters Also in “Papillary Patterned” Tumors: A Study on 121 Cases of Encapsulated Conventional Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
    Dilara Akbulut, Ezgi Dicle Kuz, Nazmiye Kursun, Serpil Dizbay Sak
    Endocrine Pathology.2021; 32(3): 357.     CrossRef
  • Noninvasive encapsulated papillary RAS-like thyroid tumor (NEPRAS) or encapsulated papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC)
    Pedro Weslley Rosario
    Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine.2020; 54(3): 263.     CrossRef
  • Updates in the Pathologic Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms: A Review of the World Health Organization Classification
    Yanhua Bai, Kennichi Kakudo, Chan Kwon Jung
    Endocrinology and Metabolism.2020; 35(4): 696.     CrossRef
Review
The Use of Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Cytology in Patients with Thyroid Nodules in Asia: A Brief Overview of Studies from the Working Group of Asian Thyroid FNA Cytology
Chan Kwon Jung, SoonWon Hong, Andrey Bychkov, Kennichi Kakudo
J Pathol Transl Med. 2017;51(6):571-578.   Published online October 27, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2017.10.19
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Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is the most widely used screening and diagnostic method for thyroid nodules. Although Western guidelines for managing thyroid nodules and the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology are widely available throughout Asia, the clinical practices in Asia vary from those of Western countries. Accordingly, the Working Group of Asian Thyroid FNA Cytology encouraged group members to publish their works jointly with the same topic. The articles in this special issue focused on the history of thyroid FNA, FNA performers and interpreters, training programs of cytopathologists and cytotechnicians, staining methods, the reporting system of thyroid FNA, quality assurance programs, ancillary testing, and literature review of their own country’s products. Herein, we provide a brief overview of thyroid FNA practices in China, India, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand.

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    Kennichi Kakudo, Chan Kwon Jung, Zhiyan Liu, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Andrey Bychkov, Huy Gia Vuong, Somboon Keelawat, Radhika Srinivasan, Jen-Fan Hang, Chiung-Ru Lai
    Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine.2023; 57(6): 289.     CrossRef
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    Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery.2022; 74(S2): 2071.     CrossRef
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    Mohannad Rajab, Richard J. Payne, Véronique-Isabelle Forest, Marc Pusztaszeri
    Cancers.2022; 14(17): 4140.     CrossRef
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    Diagnostic Cytopathology.2021; 49(1): 60.     CrossRef
  • Constitutive Cytomorphologic Features of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Using Different Staining Methods
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  • Molecular Correlates and Nuclear Features of Encapsulated Follicular-Patterned Thyroid Neoplasms
    Chan Kwon Jung, Andrey Bychkov, Dong Eun Song, Jang-Hee Kim, Yun Zhu, Zhiyan Liu, Somboon Keelawat, Chiung-Ru Lai, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Kaori Kameyama, Kennichi Kakudo
    Endocrinology and Metabolism.2021; 36(1): 123.     CrossRef
  • Clinical Outcome of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Washout Thyroglobulin in Suspicious Lymph Nodes in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Discordant Results in Real-World Practice
    Jeongmin Lee, Hye Lim Park, Kwanhoon Jo, Min-Hee Kim, Ja Seong Bae, Sohee Lee, Chan Kwon Jung, So-Lyung Jung, Dong-Jun Lim
    International Journal of Thyroidology.2021; 14(1): 18.     CrossRef
  • Fine-needle Aspiration Washout Precipitation Specimens: An Acceptable Supplement to Genetic Mutation Detection of Thyroid Nodules
    Yongmei Cui, Xiangqi Huang, Jinrui Guo, Nana Zhang, Jing Liang, Yiwang Zhang, Yueting Liao, Dan He
    Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment.2021; 20: 153303382110579.     CrossRef
  • Emerging Biomarkers in Thyroid Practice and Research
    Shipra Agarwal, Andrey Bychkov, Chan-Kwon Jung
    Cancers.2021; 14(1): 204.     CrossRef
  • Differences in surgical resection rate and risk of malignancy in thyroid cytopathology practice between Western and Asian countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
    Huy Gia Vuong, Hanh Thi Tuyet Ngo, Andrey Bychkov, Chan Kwon Jung, Trang Huyen Vu, Kim Bach Lu, Kennichi Kakudo, Tetsuo Kondo
    Cancer Cytopathology.2020; 128(4): 238.     CrossRef
  • Thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology in Taiwan: a nationwide survey and literature update
    Chien-Chin Chen, Jen-Fan Hang, Chih-Yi Liu, Yeh-Han Wang, Chiung-Ru Lai
    Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine.2020; 54(5): 361.     CrossRef
  • Pathological diagnosis of thyroid nodules based on core needle biopsies: comparative study between core needle biopsies and resected specimens in 578 cases
    Yan Xiong, Limin Yan, Lin Nong, Yalin Zheng, Ting Li
    Diagnostic Pathology.2019;[Epub]     CrossRef
  • Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like Nuclear Features in Asian Practice: Perspectives for Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
    Andrey Bychkov, Chan Kwon Jung, Zhiyan Liu, Kennichi Kakudo
    Endocrine Pathology.2018; 29(3): 276.     CrossRef
  • The History of Korean Thyroid Pathology
    Soon Won Hong, Chan Kwon Jung
    International Journal of Thyroidology.2018; 11(1): 15.     CrossRef
  • The Usefulness of Immunocytochemistry of CD56 in Determining Malignancy from Indeterminate Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology
    Hyunseo Cha, Ju Yeon Pyo, Soon Won Hong
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Editorial
Current Practices of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration in Asia: A Missing Voice
Andrey Bychkov, Kennichi Kakudo, SoonWon Hong
J Pathol Transl Med. 2017;51(6):517-520.   Published online October 18, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2017.09.27
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    Chankyung Kim, Shipra Agarwal, Andrey Bychkov, Jen-Fan Hang, Agnes Stephanie Harahap, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Kennichi Kakudo, Somboon Keelawat, Chih-Yi Liu, Zhiyan Liu, Truong Phan-Xuan Nguyen, Chanchal Rana, Huy Gia Vuong, Yun Zhu, Chan Kwon Jung
    Virchows Archiv.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
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    Kennichi Kakudo, Chan Kwon Jung, Zhiyan Liu, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Andrey Bychkov, Huy Gia Vuong, Somboon Keelawat, Radhika Srinivasan, Jen-Fan Hang, Chiung-Ru Lai
    Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine.2023; 57(6): 289.     CrossRef
  • Constitutive Cytomorphologic Features of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma Using Different Staining Methods
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    American Journal of Clinical Pathology.2021; 155(5): 680.     CrossRef
  • Molecular Correlates and Nuclear Features of Encapsulated Follicular-Patterned Thyroid Neoplasms
    Chan Kwon Jung, Andrey Bychkov, Dong Eun Song, Jang-Hee Kim, Yun Zhu, Zhiyan Liu, Somboon Keelawat, Chiung-Ru Lai, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Kaori Kameyama, Kennichi Kakudo
    Endocrinology and Metabolism.2021; 36(1): 123.     CrossRef
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    Wei-An Lai, Jen-Fan Hang, Chih-Yi Liu, Yanhua Bai, Zhiyan Liu, Haiyan Gu, SoonWon Hong, Ju Yeon Pyo, Chan Kwon Jung, Kennichi Kakudo, Andrey Bychkov
    Virchows Archiv.2020; 476(3): 431.     CrossRef
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    Huy Gia Vuong, Hanh Thi Tuyet Ngo, Andrey Bychkov, Chan Kwon Jung, Trang Huyen Vu, Kim Bach Lu, Kennichi Kakudo, Tetsuo Kondo
    Cancer Cytopathology.2020; 128(4): 238.     CrossRef
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    Yun Zhu, Yaqiong Li, Chan Kwon Jung, Dong Eun Song, Jen-Fan Hang, Zhiyan Liu, Deepali Jain, Chiung-Ru Lai, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Kennichi Kakudo, Andrey Bychkov
    Endocrine Pathology.2020; 31(2): 132.     CrossRef
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    Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Ayana Suzuki, Yuko Hashimoto, Shinya Satoh, Sule Canberk, Jie Yang Jhuang, Chan Kwon Jung, Nichthida Tangnuntachai, Bozidar Kovacevic, Yun Zhu, Shipra Agarwal, Kennichi Kakudo
    Endocrine Journal.2020; 67(11): 1085.     CrossRef
  • Incidence and malignancy rates classified by The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) – An 8-year tertiary center experience in Thailand
    Yotsapon Thewjitcharoen, Siriwan Butadej, Soontaree Nakasatien, Phawinpon Chotwanvirat, Sriurai Porramatikul, Sirinate Krittiyawong, Nampetch Lekpittaya, Thep Himathongkam
    Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology.2019; 16: 100175.     CrossRef
  • The prevalence and surgical outcomes of Hürthle cell lesions in FNAs of the thyroid: A multi‐institutional study in 6 Asian countries
    Shipra Agarwal, Andrey Bychkov, Chan Kwon Jung, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Chiung‐Ru Lai, SoonWon Hong, Hyeong Ju Kwon, Samreung Rangdaeng, Zhiyan Liu, Peng Su, Kennichi Kakudo, Deepali Jain
    Cancer Cytopathology.2019; 127(3): 181.     CrossRef
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    Zhiyan Liu, Andrey Bychkov, Chan Kwon Jung, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Shaofeng Sui, SoonWon Hong, Chiung‐Ru Lai, Deepali Jain, Sule Canberk, Kennichi Kakudo
    Pathology International.2019; 69(4): 202.     CrossRef
  • Noninvasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary-Like Nuclear Features in Asian Practice: Perspectives for Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology
    Andrey Bychkov, Chan Kwon Jung, Zhiyan Liu, Kennichi Kakudo
    Endocrine Pathology.2018; 29(3): 276.     CrossRef
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    Chan Kwon Jung, Yourha Kim, Sora Jeon, Kwanhoon Jo, Sohee Lee, Ja Seong Bae
    Human Pathology.2018; 81: 9.     CrossRef
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    Soon Won Hong, Chan Kwon Jung
    International Journal of Thyroidology.2018; 11(1): 15.     CrossRef
  • The Use of Fine-Needle Aspiration (FNA) Cytology in Patients with Thyroid Nodules in Asia: A Brief Overview of Studies from the Working Group of Asian Thyroid FNA Cytology
    Chan Kwon Jung, SoonWon Hong, Andrey Bychkov, Kennichi Kakudo
    Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine.2017; 51(6): 571.     CrossRef
Review
Thyroid Cytology: The Japanese System and Experience at Yamashita Thyroid Hospital
Shinya Satoh, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Kennichi Kakudo
J Pathol Transl Med. 2017;51(6):548-554.   Published online October 11, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4132/jptm.2017.09.29
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In Japan, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is the most important diagnostic modality for triaging patients with thyroid nodules. A clinician (endocrinologist, endocrine surgeon, or head and neck surgeon) generally performs FNA cytology at the outpatient clinic, and ultrasound (US)-guided FNA is widespread because US is extremely common and most clinicians are familiar with it. Although almost all FNA thyroid samples are examined by certified cytopathologists and pathologists, some clinicians assess cytological specimens themselves. In Japan, there are two clinical guidelines regarding the management of thyroid nodules. One is the General Rules for the Description of Thyroid Cancer (GRDTC) published by the Japanese Society of Thyroid Surgery (JSTS) in 2005, and the other is the national reporting system for thyroid FNA cytology published by the Japan Thyroid Association in 2013 (Japanese system). Although the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (Bethesda system) is rarely used in Japan, both the GRDTC and Japanese system tried to incorporate the Bethesda system so that the cytological diagnoses would be compatible with each other. The essential point of the Japanese system is stratification of follicular neoplasm (FN) into three subgroups based on cytological features in order to reduce unnecessary diagnostic thyroidectomy, and this system has been successful in stratifying the risk of malignancy in FN patients at several high-volume thyroid surgery centers. In Japan, the measurement of thyroglobulin and/or calcitonin in FNA needle washings is often used as an adjunct for diagnosis of possible cervical lymph node metastasis when FNA cytology is performed.

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