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Table 1 Demographic features of AUS/FLUS and FN cases diagnosed by FNAC following the resection

From: Malignancy rates for Bethesda III and IV thyroid nodules: a retrospective study of the correlation between fine-needle aspiration cytology and histopathology

Characteristics

AUS/FLUS

FN

Total

Number (N)

108

47

155

Age (Mean ± SEM)

51.4 ± 1.1

54.5 ± 2.1

52.5 ± 1.0

Gender (N)

 Male (%)

15 (13.8)

8 (17.0)

23 (13.8)

 Female (%)

93 (86.2)

39 (83.0)

132 (85.2)

Localization (N)

 Right (%)

65 (60.2)

29 (61.7)

94 (60.7)

 Left (%)

40 (37.0)

14 (29.8)

54 (34.8)

 Isthmus (%)

3 (2.8)

4 (8.5)

7 (4.5)

  1. AUS Atypia of undetermined significance
  2. FLUS Follicular lesion of undetermined significance
  3. FN Follicular neoplasia