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Thyroid Cytopathology Reporting by the Bethesda System: A Two-Year Prospective Study in an Academic Institution
Table 5
Statistical parameters when FN/SFN cases are excluded or are included with either benign or malignant cases.
| | Statistical Parameters | FN/SFN cases excluded | FN/SFN cases included with benign cases (%) | FN/SFN cases included with malignant cases (%) |
| | Sensitivity | 76.92 (46.20–94.69) | 73.33 (44.91–92.05) | 78.57 (49.21–95.09) | | Specificity | 88.46 (69.82–97.42) | 89.66 (72.62–97.69) | 81.25 (63.55–92.75) | | Positive predictive value | 76.92 (46.20–94.69) | 78.57 (49.21–95.09) | 64.71 (38.35–85.70) | | Negative predictive value | 88.46 (69.82–97.42) | 86.67 (69.26–96.16) | 89.66 (72.62–97.69) |
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Figures in parentheses show 95% confidence interval.
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