Table 2. Implied risk of malignancy per each category of the Bethesda system compared with malignancy rates of our study.
| Bethesda | Risks of malignancy (% ) | Result (%) |
| I | 5-10 | 0 |
| II | 0-3 | 4 |
| III | ~10-30 | 40 |
| IV | 25-40 | 69.2 |
| V | 50-75 | 100 |
| VI | 97-99 | 100 |
| Bethesda | Risks of malignancy (% ) | Result (%) |
| I | 5-10 | 0 |
| II | 0-3 | 4 |
| III | ~10-30 | 40 |
| IV | 25-40 | 69.2 |
| V | 50-75 | 100 |
| VI | 97-99 | 100 |