Table 4.
Correlation of gene mutations with histological outcomes
| A: Overall histological outcome [N = 44] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Histological | Mutation | Mutation | Total |
| Outcome | Positive | Negative | |
| Benign# | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Malignant | 21 | 13 | 34 |
| Total | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| chi-square = 5.402; p-value =0.0201 | |||
| B: Histological outcome in indeterminate (category 3, 4, and 5) lesions [N = 26] | |||
| Histological | Mutation | Mutation | Total |
| Outcome | Positive | Negative | |
| Benign# | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Malignant | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Total | 11 | 15 | 26 |
Chi-square=3.313; p-value = 0.068. #includes Follicular and Hürthle cell adenoma