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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Jul 28.
Published in final edited form as: Lung Cancer. 2025 Jul 28;207:108681. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2025.108681

Table 4.

Diagnostic Accuracy Analysis for Identification High-Grade Histopathologic Patterns of Adenocarcinoma Across Small Biopsy and Surgical Resection Specimens (n=66):

Surgical Resection Specimen
Poorly Differentiated Non-Poorly Differentiated
Biopsy Specimen High Grade Pattern Identified 17 (63%) 11 (47%) 28 (43%)
High Grade Pattern Not Identified 10 (27%) 28 (73%) 38 (57%)
27 (41%) 39 (59%) 66 (100%)
Accuracy: 68%
Sensitivity: 63%
Specificity: 72%
Positive predictive value: 61%
Negative predictive value: 74%
Surgical Resection Specimen
Pure IMA or mixed nonmucinous-IMA Nonmucinous Adenocarcinoma
Biopsy Specimen Compatible with IMA 8 (89%) 2 (4%) 10 (15%)
Incompatible with IMA 1 (11%) 55 (96%) 56 (85%)
9 (14%) 57 (86%) 66 (100%)
Accuracy: 95%
Sensitivity: 89%
Specificity: 96%
Positive predictive value: 80%
Negative predictive value: 98%

CI, confidence interval; IMA, invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma.