Research Article

Cytokeratin on Frozen Sections of Sentinel Node May Spare Breast Cancer Patients Secondary Axillary Surgery

Table 3

Diagnostic values for frozen section with and without IHC.

IHCNo IHC

Sensitivity87.3% (103/118)60.3% (70/116)
Specificity100% (217/217)100% (220/220)
Positive predictive value100% (103/103)100% (70/70)
Negative predictive value93.5% (217/232)82.6% (220/266)
Accuracy95.5% (320/335)86.0% (290/336)