| Diagnostic category for needle residual materials for thyroid lesions |
|
| Malignant |
Suspicious for malignancy |
Atypical/ Borderline |
Benign |
Non diagnostic |
| Malignant |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Suspicious for malignancy |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Atypical/Borderline |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Benign |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
1 |
| Non diagnostic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
|
| Kappa value: 0.569; p <0.001 |
| Table 4: Agreement between diagnostic categories for needle residual materials and direct smear materials of Thyroid Lesions [n=42]. |
