Research Article

Clinical Diagnosis has a High Negative Predictive Value in Evaluation of Malignant Skin Lesions

Table 3

Sensitivity of clinical diagnosis of malignant lesions and 95% confidence intervals based on anatomical site.

Clinical diagnosisHead and neckTrunkUpper extremityLower extremity

SCC30 (9.92–50.08)
N = 20
100 (2.5–100)
N = 1
100 (15/81–100)
N = 2
BCC92.35 (88.50–96.20)
N = 183
85.71 (59.79–100)
N = 7
50 (1.26–98.74)
N = 2
0 (1.25–84.18)
 = 1
Bowen16.66 (0–46.47)
N = 6
25 (0–67.43)
N = 4
50 (1.26–98.74)
N = 2
Malignant melanoma0 (1.25–84.18)
N = 1
100 (2.5–100)
N = 1
100 (15.81–100)
N = 2
100 (2.5–100)
N = 1
Lentigo maligna40 (0–82.94)
N = 5
Kaposi’s sarcoma100 (2.5–100)
N = 1
Mycosis fungoides66.66 (13.32–100)
N = 3
90 (71.41–100)
N = 10
100 (29.24–100)
N = 3
83.33 (53.51–100)
N = 6
Malignant adnexal tumors85.18 (71.78–98.58)
N = 27
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Paget’s disease100 (29.24–100)
N = 3