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. 2019 Jun 18;10(40):4026–4037. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.26999

Table 4. Illustrates the comparison between molecular analysis (KRAS or KRAS/GNAS) and cytology analysis for detection of a precursor mucinous pancreatic cystic lesion.

Gene KRAS KRAS or GNAS Cytology analysis
Number of cases (303) (182)a (309)
Sensitivity: 82.4%* 93.3%* 43.5%
Specificity: 93.4% 83.9% 100%
PPV: 90.7% 84.7% 100%
NPV: 87.0% 92.9% 65.9%

*Sensitivity of molecular analysis is significantly higher than cytology (p = 0.0001).

a182 cases were tested by NGS for both KRAS and GNAS genes.