Table 3.

Pooled data of all included studies.

Final diagnosis	CNB
	ATC	TL	inconclusive	other
ATC	14	0	3	–
PTL	0	136	9	–
Other	–	–	–	4 *

PTL, Thyroid lymphoma; ATC, anaplastic thyroid carcinoma; CNB, CORE NEEDLE BIOPSY.

^* Xu et al. (44): subacute thyroiditis (n=1), Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (n=1), RIEDEL thyroiditis (n=1). Hahn et al. (45) Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (n=1).