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. 2010 Sep 15;29(1):125. doi: 10.1186/1756-9966-29-125

Table 2.

Comparison between immunohistochemistry, CISH and FISH in 33 cell blocks from lung FNAC

IHC score N° of cases CISH FISH
D T P A D T P A

0 9 1 5 3 0 2 2 5 0
1+ 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
2+ 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 5 0
3+ 16 2 7 6 2 2 5 6 3

Total 33 5 12 14 2 4 7 19 3

IHC: immunohistochemistry; CISH: chromogenic in situ hybridization; FISH: fluorescence in situ hybridization;

D: disomy, 1.6-2.0 balanced gene and chromosome 7; T: trisomy, 2.2-3.0 balanced gene and chromosome 7; P: polysomy, 3.1-4.4 balanced gene and chromosome 7; A: amplified, gene-to-chromosome 7 ratio ≥2

Sensitivity 60%; Specificity 89%; Positive predictive value 50%; Negative predictive value 93%