Research Article

Usefulness of Macroscopic On-Site Evaluation Using a Stereomicroscope during EUS-FNB for Diagnosing Solid Pancreatic Lesions

Table 3

ROSE and S-MOSE in comparison with histology.

HistologyHistology
PositiveNegativeTotalPositiveNegativeTotal

ROSEPositive34438S-MOSEPositive49554
Negative16622Negative156
Total501060Total501060
Sensitivity68%Sensitivity98%
Specificity60%Specificity50%
Accuracy66.7%Accuracy90%
PPV89.5%PPV90.7%
NPV27.3%NPV83.3%

ROSE: rapid on-site cytopathological evaluation, S-MOSE: macroscopic on-site evaluation using a stereomicroscope, PPV: positive predictive value, and NPV: negative predictive value.