| Preoperative FNAC results Bethesda Categories | Number of patients (N = 135) | % |
| Category 1 Inadequate for diagnosis, unsatisfactory | 6 | 4% |
| Category 2 Benign cytology | 66 | 50% |
| Category 3 AUS/FLUS | 10 | 7% |
| Category 4 FN/SFN | 39 | 29% |
| Category 5 Suspicious for Malignancy | 11 | 8% |
| Category 6 Malignant | 3 | 2% |