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Table 1 The distribution of the cytologic-histologic correlation of the nodules

From: Causes of misdiagnoses by thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC): our experience and a systematic review

DC

Cases

non-neoplastic lesions

Neoplastic lesions

Benign neoplasms

NIFTP

Malignant neoplasms

Total

PTC

MTC

FTC

ATC

ITTA

I

42(10.2%)

17

0

1

24

24

    

II

36(7.6%)

20

1

1

14

14

  

0

 

III

90 (20.5%)

39

6

 

45

43

2

   

IV

29 (45.3%)

12

7

1

9

8

 

1

  

V

200 (62.7%)

41

2

 

157

149

7

1

  

VI

725 (67.6%)

3

1

1

720

710

7

 

2

1

Total

1122 (40.3%)

132

17

4

969

948

16

2

2

1

  1. DC Diagnostic category, NIFTP Non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features, PTC Papillary thyroid carcinoma, MTC Medullary thyroid carcinoma, FTC Follicular thyroid carcinoma, ATC Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, ITTA Intrathyroidal thymic adenocarcinoma