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. 2009 Jan 6;100(1):24–27. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604810

Table 4. Individuals classified by whether they were judged to have a malignant skin lesion as judged by histology and by GP diagnosis.

  Histology malignant Histology benign Total
Malignant diagnosis by GP 21 35 56
No malignant diagnosis by GP 12 355 367
Total 33 390 423

GP=general practitioner.

Sensitivity=63.6% (49.3–75.4).

Specificity=91.0% (88.5–93.1).

Positive predictive value=37.5% (27.6–48.5).

Negative predictive value=96.7% (94.8–98.0).