5. Comparison of risk of malignancy among different studies.
| DC | Present study | First edition TBSRTC | Second edition TBSRTC | Bongiovanni
et al. (12) |
Sheffield
et al. (19) |
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| N | NIFTP=Ca (%) | NIFTP≠Ca (%) | (%) | NIFTP=Ca (%) | NIFTP≠Ca (%) | N | % | N | 95% CI (%) | |||||
| DC, diagnostic category; NIFTP, non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features; Ca, carcinoma. | ||||||||||||||
| I | 42 | 59.5 | 57.1 | 1−4 | 5−10 | 5−10 | 530 | 16.8 | 641 | 11−26 | ||||
| II | 36 | 41.7 | 38.9 | 0−3 | 0−3 | 0−3 | 1,563 | 3.7 | 2,176 | 4−9 | ||||
| III | 90 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 5−15 | 10−30 | 6−18 | 957 | 15.9 | 805 | 19−38 | ||||
| IV | 29 | 34.5 | 31.0 | 15−30 | 25−40 | 10−40 | 1,791 | 26.1 | 2,183 | 27−40 | ||||
| V | 200 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 60−75 | 50−75 | 45−60 | 501 | 75.2 | 886 | 50−79 | ||||
| VI | 725 | 99.4 | 99.3 | 97−99 | 97−99 | 94−96 | 1,020 | 98.6 | 1,353 | 98−100 | ||||