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Table 2.

Individual size and location of target, and cytological and biochemical results of FNAB

Case	Ø target size (mm)	FNAB cytology^[1]	Location^[2]	PTH-FNAB (ng/L)	Tg-FNAB (μg/L)
Group 1
1	22	Thy 1	L, I	260	>2500
2	18	Thy 1	L	5	747
3	12	Thy 1	L	>2000	>2500
4	8	Thy 1	R, I	>2000	>2500
5	19	Thy 1	L	>2000	>2500
6	21	HP	R, I	1854
7	12	HP	L, S	>2000	>2500
8^[3]	15	Thy 1	R, S	2	3
9	18	HP	R, I	>2000	>2500
10	10	Thy 1	L, I	23	36
Group 2
1	31	Thy 2	R, I, C	>2000	>2500
2	10	Thy 2	R, S	<2
3	18	Thy 2	L, I	4	>2500
4	24	HP	R	>2000	>2500
5	10	Thy 5	R	6	>2500
6	46	FC	R, I	>2000	>2500
7^[4]	16	HP	L, I	820	820
8^[5]	22	Thy 1	R, I, C	156	3
9	17	LN	L	2	1097
10	12	Thy 1	L, I	>2000	199
11^[6]	15	Thy 2	L, I	>2000	274
12^[7]	11	Thy 2	R	20	>2500
13^[8]	9	Thy 2	R	5	>2500
14	24	Thy 2	L, I	>2000	466
15^[9]	16	Thy 2	L, I	734	1
16	11	Thy 2	L	12	1000
17	26	Thy 2	L	2	>2500
18	20	Thy 3	R, I	33	274
19	22	HP	R, I	>2000	54
20	8	Thy 1	R, I	11	4
21	17	HP	R, I	1715	674
22	20	Thy 2	L, I	5
23^[10]	10	Thy 2	R, I	2	799
24	11	Thy 2	L, I	3	30
25	11	Thy 2	R, S	14	>2500
26	31	Thy 2	L	7	>2500
27	14	Thy 1	R, I	>2000
28	30	Thy 2	R	3	1839
29^[11]	12	Thy 1	L, I	2	>2500
30^[12]	21	Thy 2	L	111	76
31^[13]	9	Thy 2	L	2	>2500
32	45	Thy 2	R	2	370
33	16	Thy 2	R, I	2	771
34	15	Thy 1	R, I	1249	8
35^[14]	13	Thy 2	R	3	431
36	22	Thy 1	R	>2000	652
37	28	HP	R, C	>2000	2

^{^[1]}

Cytological diagnoses are reported according to the BTA when follicular cells were seen; the other cytological diagnoses were: HP: hyperplastic parathyroid cells; FC: fat cells; LN: lymph node cells.

^{^[2]}

Location (R: right side; L: left side; I: inferior; S: superior; C: cystic) of target is reported.

^{^[3]}

FNAB was not repeated owing to a concomitant disease diagnosed (prostatic cancer); hyperparathyroidism was considered to be secondary (creatinine 141.4 μmol/L).

^{^[4]}

FNAB was also performed on isthmic thyroid nodule (size 5 mm): PTH-FNAB 15 ng/L; Tg-FNAB >2500 μg/L; Thy 2.

^{^[5]}

FNAB was also performed on R cystic thyroid nodule (size 12 mm): PTH-FNAB 27 ng/L; Tg-FNAB 1245 μg/L; Thy 1.

^{^[6]}

FNAB was also performed on R cystic thyroid nodule (size 13 mm): PTH-FNAB 2 ng/L; Tg-FNAB >2500 μg/L; Thy 1.

^{^[7]}

FNAB was also performed on isthmic thyroid nodule (size 22 mm): PTH-FNAB 27 ng/L; Tg-FNAB >2500 μg/L; Thy 2.

^{^[8]}

FNAB was also performed on L thyroid nodule (size 22 mm): PTH-FNAB 3 ng/L; Tg-FNAB >2500 μg/L; Thy 2.

^{^[9]}

FNAB was also performed on L thyroid nodule (size 5 mm): PTH-FNAB 2 ng/L; Tg-FNAB >2500 μg/L; Thy 2.

^{^[10]}

FNAB was also performed on L nodule (size 36 mm): PTH-FNAB 2 ng/L; Tg-FNAB 84 μg/L; Thy 2.

^{^[11]}

Patient lost to follow-up.

^{^[12]}

FNAB was also performed on R thyroid nodule (size 23 mm): PTH-FNAB 114 ng/L; Tg-FNAB >2500 μg/L; Thy 2.

^{^[13]}

FNAB was also performed on L thyroid nodule (size 14 mm): PTH-FNAB 2 ng/L; Tg-FNAB 2460 μg/L; Thy 1.

^{^[14]}

FNAB was also performed on L thyroid nodule (size 15 mm): PTH-FNAB 3 ng/L; Tg-FNAB 1475 μg/L; Thy 2