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Table 1 Distribution of preoperative thyroid FNA results as per diagnostic category

From: Thyroid Fine-needle aspiration biopsy: an evaluation of its utility in a community setting

FNA Category

Percent of distribution

Unsatisfactory

49/197: 24.9%

17/125: 13.6%*

Benign

38/197: 19.2%

22/125: 17.6%*

Inconclusive

100/197: 50.8%

76/125: 60.8%*

Suspicious for malignancy

8/197: 4.1%

8/125: 6.4%*

Malignant

2/197: 1.0%

2/125: 1.6%*

  1. *using most malignant FNA for those patients with more than one preoperative FNA.
  2. FNA: fine-needle aspiration biopsy.
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Journal of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

ISSN: 1916-0216

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