Table 3.
Benign or suspicious neoplastic lesions diagnosed by FNAC and their comparison with histopathological diagnosis.
| FNAC report | Number of patients (n = 30) | Histopathological report | Number of patients (n = 30) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follicular neoplasm | 12 | Follicular adenoma | 9 | True positive |
| Colloid nodular goitre | 3 | False positive | ||
| Hurthle cell tumours | 6 | Hurthle cell adenoma | 3 | True positive |
| Hurthle cell carcinoma | 3 | True positive | ||
| Papillary carcinoma | 9 | Papillary carcinoma | 9 | True positive |
| Suspected malignancy | 3 | Hashimoto thyroiditis | 3 | False positive |