Cytological results
malignancy, follicular neoplasm
ATYPIA OF UNDETERMINED SIGNIFICANCE, FOLLICULAR NEOPLASM
The final cytological diagnosis was malignant (TBSRTC category VI) in 23 nodules (11.79%), suspicious for malignancy (TBSRTC category V) in 33 nodules (16.92%), follicular neoplasm or suspicious for a follicular neoplasm (TBSRTC category IV) in 5 nodules (2.56%), atypia of undetermined significance or follicular lesion of undetermined significance (TBSRTC category III) in 24 nodules (12.31%), benign (TBSRTC category II) in 91 nodules (46.67%), and inadequacy (TBSRTC category I) in 19 nodules (9.74%).The two S+ specimens and two S- specimens of each nodule were evaluated as a separate whole, and the cytological results are shown in Cytological results of specimens obtained with and without stylet.