TABLE 1.
Demographic Details
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD, y | 51 ± 14 |
| Sex, No. | |
| Female | 100 |
| Male | 27 |
| Site (thyroid gland), No. | |
| Right | 73 |
| Left | 48 |
| Isthmus | 6 |
| Size, mean, cm | 2.3 |
| Cytology diagnosis, No. | 127 |
| ND | 1 |
| NEG | 3 |
| FLUS | 67 |
| FN/HCN | 53 |
| SM | 3 |
| Histology diagnosis, No. | 72 |
| Nonneoplastic | 35 |
| Neoplastic | 16 |
| FA | 7 |
| HCA | 3 |
| NIFTP | 6 |
| Malignant | 21 |
| PTC | 14 |
| FTC | 4 |
| HCC | 2 |
| PDTC | 1 |
Abbreviations: FA, follicular adenoma; FLUS, follicular lesion of undetermined significance; FN/HCN, follicular neoplasm/Hürthle cell neoplasm; FTC, follicular thyroid carcinoma; HCA, Hürthle cell adenoma; HCC, Hürthle cell carcinoma; ND, nondiagnostic; NEG, negative/benign; NIFTP, noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features; PDTC, poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; SM, suspicious for malignancy.