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. 2016 Mar 24;4(4):E391–E396. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-101755

Table 3. Diagnostic value of CEA and KRAS to differentiate mucinous vs. non-mucinous cysts.

All patients n = 943 Surgical cohort n = 147 Clinical cohort n = 796
Test KRAS+ CEA↑ KRAS+ or CEA↑ KRAS+  CEA↑ KRAS+ or CEA↑ KRAS+  CEA↑ KRAS+ or CEA↑
Sensitivity %  48.3 56.3 75.8  46.3 63.2 77  48.8 54.6 75.6
Specificity % 100 93.2 93.2 100 90.9 91.1 100 93.8 93.8
PPV % 100 95.4 96.6 100 94.8 95.7 100 95.6 96.8
NPV %  47 45.9 60.6  40.2 48.3 60.7  48.2 45.2 60.5
Accuracy %  64.5 66.8 80.9*  60.5 70.8 81.6^  65.3 65.8 80.81
AUC   0.742  0.748  0.846*   0.730  0.781  0.838~   0.744  0.742  0.8471

Abbreviation: PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; AUC, area under curve

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P < 0.0001 vs. KRAS + and CEA alone, ^P < 0.01 vs KRAS + , > 0.05 vs CEAalone,~ P > 0.05 vs. KRAS + and CEA alone