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. 2021 Nov 16;13(11):555–564. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i11.555

Table 3.

Diagnostic yield of carcinoembryonic antigen and needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy in mucinous vs non-mucinous lesions


Sensitivity (%)
Specificity (%)
Accuracy (%)
CEA > 192 ng/mL 58.0 100.0 67.0
nCLE mucinous vs non-mucinous 80.0 100.0 84.0

CEA: Carcinoembryonic antigen; nCLE: Needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy.