Table 3 Comparison between the distribution of Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) in the cytological diagnostic classes according to SIAPEC-IAP 2014 system in our series, in Bizzarro et al. study and data from Bongiovanni et al. review16,17,21.
Current study N (%) | Bizzarro et al. study N (%) | Bongiovanni et al. study (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
TIR 1/THY1/Non diagnostic | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | (3%) |
TIR 2/THY2/Benign | 6 (14%) | 5 (13.5%) | (10%) |
TIR 3/THY3a - THY3f/AUS/FLUS - FN/SFN | 21 (49%) | 15 (40.6%) | (51%) |
TIR 4/THY4/Suspicious for Malignancy | 14 (32%) | 13 (35.1%) | (24%) |
TIR 5/THY5/Malignant | 2 (5%) | 4 (10.8%) | (8%) |
Total cases | 43 (100%) | 37 (100%) | (100%) |
