Table 6. Distribution of bony jaw lesions (n= 58) according to fine-needle aspiration cytology diagnosis and diagnostic parameters about biopsy diagnosis.
Odontogenic and nonodontogenic cysts | Benign Neoplasms | Malignant neoplasms | Osteomyelitis | Fibro-osseous Lesions | Metastatic malignancy | |
No | 14 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Percentage | 24.13 | 27.58 | 20.68 | 10.34 | 10.34 | 6.89 |
Sensitivity (%) | 91.12 | |||||
Specificity (%) | 92.41 | |||||
NPV (%) | 90.25 | |||||
PPV (%) | 91.26 |