Table 2

Comparative results of patients undergoing surgical and medical treatment

Case	Sex	USG	Type	RS	Type	FSE	FNA	Type	Surgery	Histopathology
Patients undergoing surgical treatment
1	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Cold	FP	Benign	Follicular	TN	RST	Follicular adenoma
2	M	Mixed, multiple	TN	Hot	TN	Benign	Unsuccessful	—	BST	Follicular adenoma
3	F	Solid, solitary	TP	Cold	TP	Malignant	Malignant	TP	BTT	Papillary carcinoma
4	F	Solid, multiple	FP	Cold	FP	Benign	Suspicious	FP	BST	Colloidal goitre
5	F	Solid, solitary	TP	Cold	TP	Malignant	Malignant	TP	BTT	Papillary carcinoma
6	M	Solid, multiple	TP	Cold	TP	Malignant	Suspicious	TP	BTT	Follicular carcinoma
7	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Cold	FP	Benign	Benign	TN	RST	Colloidal goitre
8	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Cold	FP	Benign	Benign	TN	LST	Colloidal goitre
9	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Cold	FP	Benign	Benign	TN	RST	Colloidal goitre
10	F	Mixed, multiple	FN	Hot	FN	Malignant	NHL cells	TP	BTT	NHL metastasis
11	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Cold	FP	Benign	Follicular	TN	RST	Follicular adenoma
12	F	Solid, multiple	FP	Cold	FP	Benign	Benign	TN	BST	Colloidal goitre
13	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Hot	TN	Benign	Benign	TN	RST	Colloidal goitre
14	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Warm	TN	Benign	Unsuccessful	—	RST	Follicular adenoma
15	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Hot	FN	Benign	Benign	TN	LST	Colloidal goitre
16	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Hot	TN	Benign	Follicular	TN	RST	Follicular adenoma
17	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Warm	TN	Benign	Benign	TN	LST	Colloidal goitre
18	F	Mixed, multiple	TN	Cold	FP	Benign	Suspicious	FP	BST	Follicular adenoma
19	F	Solid, multiple	FP	Cold	FP	Benign	Benign	TN	BST	Colloidal goitre
20	F	Solid, multiple	FP	Cold	FP	Benign	Benign	TN	BST	Colloidal goitre
21	F	Mixed, multiple	TN	Warm	TN	—	Benign	TN	BST	Follicular adenoma
22	F	Mixed, multiple	TN	Warm	TN	—	Follicular	TN	RST	Follicular adenoma
23	F	Cystic, multiple	TN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	BST	Colloidal goitre
24	F	Mixed, multiple	TN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	BST	Colloidal goitre
25	M	Mixed, multiple	TN	Warm	TN	—	Benign	TN	BST	Follicular adenoma
26	F	Mixed, solitary	TN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	LST	Colloidal goitre
27	F	Mixed, multiple	TN	Warm	TN	—	Benign	TN	BST	Colloidal goitre
28	F	Cystic, multiple	FN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	BST	Colloidal goitre
29	M	Cystic, solitary	TN	Cold	FP	—	Follicular	TN	LST	Follicular adenoma
30	M	Mixed, solitary	TN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	RST	Colloidal goitre
31	F	Cystic, solitary	TN	Hot	FN	—	Benign	TN	RST	Follicular adenoma

Patients undergoing medical treatment
1	F	Mixed, multiple	TN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
2	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Hot	FN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
3	M	Mixed, multiple	TN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
4	M	Mixed, multiple	TN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
5	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Warm	TN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
6	F	Cystic, solitary	TN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
7	F	Cystic, solitary	TN	Warm	TN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
8	F	Mixed, multiple	TN	Cold	FP	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
9	F	Mixed, multiple	TN	Warm	TN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
10	F	Solid, solitary	FP	Warm	TN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
11	F	Cystic, solitary	TN	Hot	FN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
12	M	Mixed, solitary	TN	Hot	FN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
13	F	Mixed, multiple	TN	Warm	TN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
14	M	Cystic, solitary	TN	Warm	TN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre
15	F	Cystic, solitary	TN	Hot	FN	—	Benign	TN	—	Colloidal goitre

F, female; M, male; TP, true positive; TN, true negative; FP, false positive; FN, false negative; BTT, bilateral total thyroidectomy; BST, bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy; RST, right subtotal thyroidectomy; LST, left subtotal thyroidectomy; NHL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.