Correlation of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology with Histopathology in the Diagnosis of Solitary Thyroid Nodule

Table 5

Statistical analysis for neoplastic lesions.

Test being evaluated (FNAC)	Reference standard test (Histopathology)
	Positive	Negative
Positive $+$ suspicious	24	6
Negative	6	39

Sensitivity = 80%, specificity = 86.6%, accuracy = 84%, false positive result = 13.3%, false negative result = 20%, positive predictive value = 80%, and negative predictive value = 86.6%.