Value of Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System in Initial Bethesda Category III Thyroid Nodules

Table 2

Pathological findings.

Pathological findings	No. of nodules
Malignant	106
Papillary carcinoma, classical (PTMC)	102 (71)
Papillary carcinoma, follicular variant	3
Papillary carcinoma, Hürthle cell variant	1
Benign	82
Colloid nodules	46
Adenomatous nodules	13
Hashimoto thyroiditis	12
Subacute thyroiditis	2
Bethesda category II cytology on repeat FNA with US follow-up	9

PTMC, papillary thyroid microcarcinoma; No., number; FNA, fine-needle aspiration.