Table 1 Sonographic diagnosis, cytological result in ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (US-FNA), and final diagnosis in 41 retrojugular lymph nodes
From: Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration for retrojugular lymph nodes in the neck
Sonographic diagnosis (n) | Cytological result (n) | Final diagnosis (n) |
|---|---|---|
Indeterminate for malignancy (15) | Benign (13), suspicious for malignancy (2) | Metastasis from ovarian cancer (1), metastasis from PTC (2), RH (12) |
Lymph node metastasis from thyroid malignancy (22) | Inadequate (6), benign (1), suspicious for malignancy (1), malignant (14) | Metastasis from PTC (21), metastasis for MTC (1) |
Lymph node metastasis from non-thyroid malignancy (2) | Benign (1), suspicious for malignancy (1) | Metastasis from lung cancer (1), RH (1) |
Tuberculous lymph node (2) | Benign (2) | RH (2) |
Total (41) | Â | |