Table 3. Distribution of thyroid gland lesions (according to Bethesda system for reporting thyroid cytopathology)9 (n = 36).
|
Category according to Bethesda system |
Male n (%) |
Female n (%) |
Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Category I (non-diagnostic) |
- |
2 (5.55) |
2 (5.55) |
|
Category II (benign) |
3 (8.33) |
21 (58.35) |
24 (66.68) |
|
Category III (atypia of undetermined significance) |
1 (2.78) |
2 (5.55) |
3 (8.33) |
|
Category IV (follicular neoplasm) |
- |
1 (2.78) |
1 (2.78) |
|
Category V (suspicious for malignancy) |
- |
2 (5.55) |
2 (5.55) |
|
Category VI (malignant) |
- |
4 (11.11) |
4 (11.11) |
|
Total |
4 (11.11) |
32 (88.89) |
36 (100) |