Evaluation of the follicular patterned thyroid lesions based on the WHO 2022 criteria with an emphasis on the grey-zone lesions.

Follicular-patterned thyroid nodules (FPTN) are classified byWHO-2022 into benign, borderline and malignant categories. There are however, grey-zone lesions that pose a diagnostic challenge due to ambiguity in defining criteria and inter-observer variability. WHO-2022 has enumerated specific diagnostic criteria for these lesions.