Table 3: Distribution of malignant cases among four FNAC categories.

Cytologic diagnosis Histologic typing Papillary ca. Follicular ca. Medullary ca. Other malignancy Total Benign 3 1 — — 4 Suspicious 2 3 — — 5 Malignant 32 6 5 1 44 Inadequate — — — — — Total 37 10 5 1 53