Frozen section pathologic diagnosis of 638 thyroid cases during the period from 2005 to 2008 (n, %).
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TC (Female) | 7 (87.5) | 9 (90) | 18 (58.06) | 16 (57.14) | 50 (64.94) |
| TC (Male) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (10) | 13 (41.94) | 12 (42.86) | 27 (35.06) |
| TC | 8 (6.45 | 10 (7.58) | 31 (14.55) | 28 (16.57) | 77 (12.07) |
| Thyroiditis | 9 (7.26) | 7 (5.30) | 9 (4.23) | 6 (3.55) | 31 (4.86) |
| TA | 54 (43.55) | 64 (48.48) | 55 (25.82) | 42 (24.85) | 215 (33.70) |
| NG | 45 (0.83) | 59 (0.92) | 120 (2.18) | 99 (2.36) | 323 (1.50) |
| Total thyroid cases with frozen section | 124 (26.72) | 132 (30.99) | 213 (33.39) | 169 (45.31) | 638 (33.56) |
| Total cases with frozen sections | 464 | 426 | 638 | 373 | 1901 |
Numbers in the brackets of NG refers to the ratio of the incidence between NG/TA.