Table 3.
Postoperative malignancy rate of patients whose FNAB result reported as atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance
| Total | Benign | Malignant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| First FNAB* | 98 | 71.1 | 85 | 86.7 | 13 | 13.3 |
| Repeat FNAB | 40 | 28.9 | 29 | 72.5 | 11 | 27.5 |
| Total | 138 | 100 | 114 | 82.6 | 24 | 17.4 |
FNAB: Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy.