| Study characteristics |
| Patient sampling |
Design: retrospective
Setting: tertiary hospital, Australia
Accrual dates: Jan 1999 to Dec 2003
No participants: 914
No assessed: 914
Inclusion criteria: FS of omentum and lymph node included.
Included previous histological diagnosis: NR |
| Patient characteristics and setting |
Tertiary centre pelvic masses. FS of omentum and lymph node included. |
| Index tests |
FS of omentum and lymph node included. Pathologhists in general surgery and gyn oncology employed. |
| Target condition and reference standard(s) |
Malignant or borderline on PS. |
| Flow and timing |
FS before PS. |
| Comparative |
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| Notes |
Good study with useful 2 x 2 table |
| Methodological quality |
| Item |
Authors' judgement |
Risk of bias |
Applicability concerns |
| DOMAIN 1: Patient Selection |
| Was a consecutive or random sample of patients enrolled? |
Yes |
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| Was a case‐control design avoided? |
Yes |
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| Did the study avoid inappropriate exclusions? |
Yes |
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| Was the sample representative of patients in practice (90% stage I/II with RMI>200)? |
Unclear |
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Low |
Low |
| DOMAIN 2: Index Test All tests |
| Were the index tests interpreted without knowledge of the reference standard? |
Yes |
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| Were the index tests Interpreted by consultant or specialist gyn‐onc pathologist? |
Yes |
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Low |
Low |
| DOMAIN 3: Reference Standard |
| Is the reference standards likely to correctly classify the target condition? |
Yes |
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| Were the reference standard results interpreted without knowledge of the results of the index tests? |
Unclear |
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Low |
Low |
| DOMAIN 4: Flow and Timing |
| Did all patients receive a reference standard? |
Yes |
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| Did all patients receive the same reference standard? |
Yes |
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| Were un‐interpretable/intermediate test results reported? |
No |
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| Were withdrawals from the study explained? |
Yes |
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Low |
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