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. 2014 Apr 4;9(4):e92385. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092385

Table 2. Stage estimation for tumors of different size.

Larger than 4 cm (Subtotal = 8) Smaller than 4 cm (Subtotal = 84) P value
FUB Ultimate Pathologic stage FUB Ultimate Pathologic stage
MIBC Subtotal 3 4 6 5 -
Overstage 0 - 1 - -
NMIBC Subtotal 5 4 78 79 -
Understage 1 - 0 - -
Overall accuracy 87.5%(7/8) - 98.8%(83/84) - 0.82
Sensitivity of MIBC detection 75.00%(3/4) - 100%(5/5) - 0.91
Specificity of MIBC detection 100%(4/4) - 98.7%(78/79) - 0.82

MIBC:Muscle invasive bladder cancer.

NMIBC:Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.