Table 10. Papillarization seen on cytological smears in various thyroid disorders. CLOSE

 

Type of papillary fragments 1
No. of patients
No. of patients with papillarization
% of patients with papillarization
"Benign type"
No. - (%)
"Malignant type"
No. - (%)
Indeterminate No. - (%)
Hyperplastic nodules 
7914
2333
29
2180 - (93) 2 - (< 1) 151 - (7)
Follicular adenoma
902
93
10
69 - (74) 1 - (1)  23 - (25)
Graves' disease
688
26
4
13 - (50)  4 - (15) 9 - (35)
Lymphocytic thyroiditis 
1903
19
1
10 - (53)  7 - (37) 2 - (11)
Papillary cancer
103 
99
96
1 - (1)  95 - (96) 3 - (3)
11510
2570
22
2273  (88)  109 - (4)  188 - (7)