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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Br J Dermatol. 2014 Apr;170(4):802–808. doi: 10.1111/bjd.12678

Table 4.

Matched sample table for melanoma (a) and non-melanoma (b) groups as verified by histopathology (reference standard)

(a) Comparison of sensitivities of the two methods
RCM in preselected lesions by dermoscopy Mac Nemar Test CI 95%
+
Dermoscopy + 84 2 86 0.6 – 14.8
6 0 6 p = 0.043

Total melanoma 92
(b) Comparison of specificities of the two methods
RCM in preselected lesions by dermoscopy Mac Nemar Test CI 95%
+
Dermoscopy + 11* 117 128 14.4 – 26.3
- 2 42 44 p< 0.000001

Total non-melanoma 172
*

False positives of RCM included Spitz Nevi (3) and histologically atypical nevi (8)