Table 5. Histological follow-up of FNAC according to Milan system diagnostic categories.
FNAC: fine-needle aspiration cytology, Cat.: Category.
| Cat. I | Cat. II | Cat. III | Cat. IVa | Cat. IVb | Cat V | Cat VI | Total | |
| No. of cases | 2 (3.3%) | 9 (15.0%) | 1 (1.7%) | 28 (46.7%) | 2 (3.3%) | 5 (8.3%) | 13 (21.7%) | 60 |
| No. of histological follow-up | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 47 |
| Benign | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Malignant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
| Risk of malignancy | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 24.0 | 50.0 | 80.0 | 84.6 | 48.9 |