Table 2.
Characteristics of the study participants and radiological findings according to the tumor type (N = 338).
| Characteristics | Type of the tumor | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benign | Malignant | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 35 (66.04) | 18 (33.96) | 0.29 |
| Female | 166 (58.25) | 119 (41.75) | |
| Age at first FNA (mean ± sd) | 42.76 ± 12.8 | 44.06 ± 11.5 | 0.33 |
| Positive family history | 28 (71.79) | 11 (28.21) | 0.09 |
| Thyroid cancer | |||
| 1st degree relative with… | 10 (71.43) | 4 (28.57) | 0.35 |
| 2nd degree relative with… | 22 (75.86) | 7 (24.14) | 0.05 |
| Prior radiation therapy | 5 (62.50) | 3 (37.50) | 0.86 |
| Radiological findings | |||
| Microcalcification | 27 (52.94) | 24 (47.06) | 0.32 |
| Hypervascularity | 100 (59.88) | 67 (40.12) | |
| Irregularity | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | |
| Bethesda III subcategorize | |||
| III-A | 24 (68.57) | 11 (31.43) | |
| III-B | 108 (58.70) | 76 (41.30) | |
| III-C | 39 (52.00) | 36 (48.00) | 0.08 |
| III-D | 9 (52.94) | 8 (47.06) | |
| III-E | 21 (80.77) | 5 (19.23) | |
| III-F | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |