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. 2020 Oct;9(5):1788–1796. doi: 10.21037/gs-20-426

Table 3. Answers to questions pertaining to AUS.

Survey questions Number Percentage (%)
Rate of category III (AUS/FLUS)
   ≤10% 58 78
   11–20% 8 11
   21–20% 0 0
   >30% 1 1
   No answer 7 10
Management
   Observe and follow-up 7 9
   Follow-up and repeat FNA§ 32 43
   Refer for surgery 11 15
   Other 16 22
   No answer 8 11
Percentage of AUS cases that turn out to be benign (60 respondents)
   Up to 50% 35 58
   More than 50% 25 42
Percentage of AUS cases that turn out to be malignant (50 respondents)
   Less than 5% 8 16
   5% to 20% 29 58
   21% to 50% 13 26
   More than 50% 0 0

, atypia of undetermined significance; , atypia of undetermined significance/Follicular lesion of undetermined significance; §, fine-needle aspiration. AUS, atypia of undetermined significance.