Table 2 Distribution of pre-operative fine needle aspirate cytology and ddPCR results according to final surgical pathology
Fine Needle Aspirate | Surgical Pathology | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Benign (%), N = 84 | Malignant (%), N = 40 | Total (%), N = 124 | |
Cytology (Bethesda) | |||
 I - Non-diagnostic | 24 (28.6) | 4 (10) | 28 (22.6) |
 II - Benign | 46 (54.8) | 5 (12.5) | 51 (41.1) |
 III - AUS/FLUS | 7 (8.3) | 2 (5) | 9 (7.3) |
 IV - FN/SFN | 7 (8.3) | 1 (2.5) | 8 (6.5) |
 V - SFM | 0 | 5 (12.5) | 5 (4.0) |
 VI - Malignant | 0 | 23 (57.5) | 23 (18.5) |
ddPCR Result | |||
 BRAFV600E | 0 | 20 (50) | 20 (16.1) |
 TERT overexpression | 0 | 10 (25) | 10 (8.1) |
 BRAFV600E + TERT | 0 | 6 (15) | 6 (4.8) |