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Table 1 The distribution of thyroid FNAs by diagnostic category, with percentage in parentheses

From: Rates of thyroid malignancy by FNA diagnostic category

FNA result

Number of FNAs (%)

Unsatisfactory

431 (28.9)

Benign

681 (45.7)

Abnormal

281 (18.8)

SFN

65 (4.4)

SFM

19 (1.3)

Malignant

14 (0.9)

  1. FNA – fine needle aspiration, SFN – Suspicious for Neoplasm, SFM – Suspicious for Malignancy.