“…There is another technique, however, fine needle capillary (FNC) sampling/ fine needle non-aspiration cytology (FNNAC) which avoids aspiration but still permits cytologic review of the masses. This technique depends solely on capillary action of the fine needle, therefore is less painful, less traumatic and thus much more patient friendly (4).Several studies have reported conflicting results between FNAC and FNNAC (5,6,7). Some studies have reported that FNNAC produces better specimens for cytological diagnosis (7).…”