Table 2.
Diagnostic statistics of CA 125 levels in different histopathologic diagnoses considering the differential value of >35 U/mL
| Histopathologic diagnostic categories | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | Positive predictive value (%) | Negative predictive value (%) | Diagnostic accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malignant Surface epithelial-stromal tumors (MSEST) | 94.7 | 49.3 | 34.6 | 97.1 | 59.3 |
| Serous adenocarcinoma | 100.0 | 47.2 | 26.9 | 100.0 | 55.8 |
| Mucinous adenocarcinoma* | 50.0 | 39.3 | 1.9 | 97.1 | 39.5 |
| Malignant surface epithelial-stromal tumors (MSEST) + Borderline surface epithelial-stromal tumors (BOT) | 87.5 | 50.0 | 40.4 | 91.2 | 60.5 |
| Serous adenocarcinoma + Borderline serous tumor | 93.8 | 47.1 | 28.9 | 97.1 | 55.8 |
| Mucinous adenocarcinoma + Borderline mucinous tumor* | 60.0 | 39.5 | 5.8 | 94.1 | 40.7 |
* Values may be unreliable due to the small number of observations