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. 2015 Dec 27;35(3):212–219. doi: 10.14366/usg.15074

Table 3.

Diagnostic results of CNB in isolated macrocalcifications with final diagnoses (n=29)

Diagnosis CNB Benign nodule (n=24) Malignant nodule (n=5) Malignancy risk (%)
 Nondiagnostic 1 (3.4) 1 (4.2) 0 0
 Benign 23 (79.3) 22 (91.7) 1 (20) 4.3
 Indeterminate 2 (6.9) 1 (4.2) 1 (20) 50
 FN/SFN 0 - 0 -
 Suspicious for malignancy 0 - 0 -
 Malignant 3 (10.3) 0 3 (60) 100

Values are presented as number (%) unless otherwise indicated.

CNB, core needle biopsy; FN/SFN, follicular neoplasm/suspicious for a follicular neoplasm.