BioMed Research International / 2017 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Closer to a Uniform Language in Colposcopy: Study on the Potential Application of 2011 International Federation for Cervical Pathology and Colposcopy Terminology in Clinical Practice Table 2 Correlation of colposcopic findings in 2011 IFCPC nomenclature with histological diagnoses and their PPVs.
Colposcopic finding Histological diagnoses (N) Total (%) PPV (%) Normal or benign LSIL HSIL Carcinoma LSIL+ (95% CI) HSIL+ (95% CI) Minor changes Thin 121 89 53 0 263 54.0% 20.2% (46.0) (33.8) (20.2) (0.0) (100.0) (47.9%–60.1%) (15.3%–25.0%) Fine mosaic 3 12 10 0 25 88.0% 40.0% (12.0) (48.0) (40.0) (0.0) (100.0) (74.3%–100%) (19.4%–60.6%) Fine punctuation 10 11 10 0 31 67.7% 32.3% (32.3%) (35.5) (32.3) (0.0) (100.0) (50.3%–85.2%) (14.8%–49.7%) Major changes Dense 9 8 43 3 63 85.7% 73.0% (14.3) (12.7) (68.3) (4.8) (100.0) (76.8%–94.6%) (61.7%–84.3%) Coarse mosaic 3 3 18 2 26 88.5% 76.9% (11.5) (11.5) (69.2) (7.7) (100.0) (75.3%–100%) (59.6%–94.3%) Coarse punctuation 3 3 10 1 17 82.4% 64.7% (17.6) (17.6) (58.8) (5.9) (100.0) (62.1%–100%) (39.4%–90.0%) Sharp border 3 3 5 2 13 76.9% 53.8% (23.1) (23.1) (38.5) (15.4) (100.0) (50.4%–100%) (22.5%–85.2%) Inner border sign 0 0 4 0 4 100.0% 100.0% (0.0) (0.0) (100.0) (0.0) (100.0) Ridge sign 0 0 5 2 7 100.0% 100.0% (0.0) (0.0) (71.4) (28.6) (100.0) Nonspecific Iodine negativity 167 104 71 2 344 51.5% 21.2% (48.5) (30.2) (20.6) (5.8) (100.0) (46.1%–56.8%) (16.9%–25.6%) Suspicious for invasion Atypical vessels 0 0 4 4 8 100.0% 100.0% (0.0) (0.0) (50.0) (50.0) (100.0) Additional signs 0 0 1 2 3 100.0% 100.0% (0.0) (0.0) (33.3) (66.7) (100.0) Miscellaneous Condyloma 0 11 0 0 11 100.0% 0.0% (0.0) (100.0) (0.0) (0.0) (100.0) Polyp 20 6 5 0 31 35.5% 16.1% (64.5) (19.4) (16.1) (0.0) (100.0) (17.6%–53.3%) (2.4%–29.8%) Contact bleeding 5 1 1 1 8 37.5% 25.0% (62.5) (12.5) (12.5) (12.5) (100.0) (0.0%–80.8%) (0.0%–63.7%) Total 344 251 240 19 854 — — (40.3) (29.4) (28.1) (2.2) (100.0)
: acetowhite epithelium.