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. 2023 Oct 20;15(10):e47383. doi: 10.7759/cureus.47383

Table 4. Agreement of FNAC and cell block diagnosis, cell block and histopathology (HPE), and FNAC and histopathology (N=45).

FNAC: fine-needle aspiration cytology, PPV: positive predictive value, NPV: negative predictive value, HPE: histopathological examination.

Diagnosis Sensitivity Specificity PPV NPV Diagnostic accuracy
FNAC and cell block 80.0 84.0 80.0 84.0 82.2
FNAC and HPE 72.7 82.6 80.0 76.0 77.8
Cell block and HPE 82.6 95.5 95.0 84.0 88.9