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Table 2 Proportion of malignancy as a function of Bethesda score for p-USFNA and r-USFNA

From: The role of repeat fine needle aspiration in the management of indeterminate thyroid nodules

Diagnostic study

Bethesda score

Number of cases (%)

Malignant final pathology, n (%)

p-USFNA

B3

81 (84.4)

47 (58.0)

 

B4

15 (15.6)

10 (66.7)

r-USFNA

B3

55 (73.3)

30 (54.6)

 

B4

18 (26.7)

10 (55.7)

  1. Abbreviations: p-USFNA primary fine-needle aspiration, r-USFNA Repeat fine-needle aspiration, B3 Bethesda score III, B4 Bethesda score IV