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Table 2 Diagnostic ability of PJC for malignant IPMNs

From: The efficacy of pancreatic juice cytology with liquid-based cytology for evaluating malignancy in patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

  

Sensitivity, (%)

Specificity, (%)

PPV, (%)

NPV, (%)

Accuracy, (%)

Smear method

(n = 52)

21 (6/28)

96 (23/24)

86 (6/7)

51 (23/45)

56 (29/52)

LBC

(n = 38)

40 (6/15)

100 (23/23)

100 (6/6)

72 (23/32)

76 (29/38)

All patients

(n = 90)

28 (12/43)

98 (46/47)

92 (12/13)

60 (46/77)

64 (58/90)

  1. PJC pancreatic juice cytology, IPMN intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value; LBC, liquid-based cytology
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BMC Gastroenterology

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