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Table6 The cytological diagnostic capability for malignancy in EUS-FNA for pelvic lesions

From: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pelvic lesions via the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract approaches

 

All patients

% (n, 95%CI)

Upper GI

% (n, 95%CI)

Lower GI

% (n, 95%CI)

Sensitivity

82.9 (34/41, 68.7–91.5)

78.3 (18/23, 58.1–90.3)

88.9 (16/18, 67.2–96.9)

Specificity

75.0 (3/4, 30.1–95.4)

100 (2/2, 34.2–100)

50.0 (1/2, 9.5–90.5)

PPV

97.1 (34/35, 85.5–99.5)

100 (18/18, 82.4–100)

94.1 (16/17, 73.0–99.0)

NPV

30.0 (3/10, 10.8–60.3)

28.6 (2/7, 8.2–64.1)

33.3 (1/3, 6.1–79.2)

Accuracy

82.2 (37/45, 68.7–90.7)

80.0 (20/25, 60.9–91.1)

85.0 (17/20, 64.0–94.8)

  1. EUS-FNA, endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration; GI, gastrointestinal tract; CI confidence interval; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value