Table 1:

US diagnoses and histopathologic results in 43 thyroid nodules with Bethesda class III

US Diagnoses (No.)Histopathologic Results (No.)
Benign (5)NH (5)
Probably benign (14)FA (1), NH (13)
Borderline (10)PTC (7), FTC (1), NH (2)
Possibly malignant (8)PTC (5), MTC (1), NH (2)
Malignant (6)PTC (6)
Total (43)
  • Note:—NH indicates nodular hyperplasia; FA, follicular adenoma; PTC, papillary thyroid carcinoma; FTC, follicular thyroid carcinoma; MTC, medullary thyroid carcinoma.