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. 2014 Mar-Apr;47(2):74–78. doi: 10.1590/S0100-39842014000200007

Table 3.

Distribution of cases with percutaneous biopsy in agreement with BI-RADS classification and histopathological diagnosis of malignancy or benignity.

  Histopathological diagnosis      
  Benign   Malignant   Total
BI-RADS n %   n %   n %
0 17 94.5   1 5.5   18 10.90
3 76 98.7   1 1.3   77 46.66
4 37 58.7   26 41.3   63 38.18
5 0 0   7 100   7 4.24
Total 130     35     165 100

BI-RADS 0: PPV 5.5%; BI-RADS 3: PPV 1.3%; BI-RADS 4: PPV 41.3%; BI-RADS 5: PPV 100%.