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In this project we planned to evaluate the interobserver differences of thyroid nodule cytopathology in our medical centre.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study was conducted using retrospective pathology reports from a single academic centre from August 2013 to September 2017. We compared the sensitivity, specificity, negative and positive predictive values, malignancy rates, and accuracy of two cytopathologists who evaluated thyroid nodules.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>We included 287 fine needle aspirations of thyroid nodules in the study. Approximately one fifth (18.5%) of patients had surgery and the rate of malignancy was 40%. There was a similar frequency of use of all thyroid Bethesda system (TBS) categories with the exception of TBS 3 (8.0% and 21.2%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a0.01). 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