Table 3.
- Proportion of malignancy in each Bethesda category.
| Bethesda category | Histopathology | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benign | Malignant | ||
| Nondiagnostic | 17 (53) | 15 (47) | 32 (11) |
| Benign | 60 (77) | 18 (23) | 78 (27) |
| FLUS or AUS | 46 (62) | 28 (38) | 74 (26) |
| FN/suspicious of FN | 21 (48) | 23 (52) | 44 (15) |
| Suspicious of malignancy | 4 (13) | 28 (87) | 32 (11) |
| Malignant | 1 (3) | 29 (97) | 30 (10) |
| Total | 149 | 141 | 290 |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). FLUS: follicular lesion of undetermined significance, AUS: atypia of undetermined significance, FN: follicular neoplasm