Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules Using the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology: An Institutional Experience in a Rural Setting

Table 3

Comparison of concordant results to surgical pathology between the initial and expert opinions of cytological reports.

Thyroid nodules ()	Concordant to surgical pathology	Disconcordant to surgical pathology
The initial cytology by local pathologist	15 (75%)	5 (25%)
The expert opinion by outside pathologist(s)	14 (70%)	6 (30%)