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Table 1 Cytological classification following first FNAB [19]

From: Utility of repeat cytological assessment of thyroid nodules initially classified as benign: clinical insights from multidisciplinary care in an Irish tertiary referral centre

Thy category

Description

No. of biopsies (%)

Thy 1

Inadequate/non-diagnostic

63 (15)

Thy 2

Benign

258 (63)

Thy 3

Follicular lesion

75 (18)

Thy 4

Suspicious for malignancy

8 (2)

Thy 5

Malignant

9 (2)