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Accuracy of EUS-guided FNA for detection of malignancy in pancreatic solid masses in cases of adequate FNA sampling (95% CI)
| Cytology | Histology | P | |
| Sensitivity | 76.5% (60.0-87.6) | 92.85% (77.3-98.0) | 0.097 |
| Specificity | 100% (81.6-100) | 100% (86.2-100) | NS |
| Negative predictive value | 68.0% (48.4-82.8) | 92.3% (75.9-97.9)a | < 0.05 |
| Positive predictive value | 100% (87.1-100) | 100% (87.1-100) | NS |
| Overall accuracy | 84.3% (72.0-91.8) | 96.1% (87.0-98.9) | 0.05 |
NS: not significant.
P < 0.05 vs cytology.
