Table 3.

Interpretation of the correlation of tumor markers and histopathology in biopsy and resection cases. For biopsy cases, 50 of 85 cases with both tumor markers available were included. For resection cases, 22 of 77 cases with only one tumor marker checked were not included.

Biopsy Cases
Tumor marker (TM)	Malignancy in histopathology	Number of cases	Interpretation
(+)	(+)	11	TM was right. Biopsy was not mandatory.
(+)	(−)	7	Showing limitation in histopathology by biopsy specimen.
(−)	(+)	0	Not applicable.
(−)	(−)	32	TM and histopathology were in accordance.
Resection Cases
Tumor marker (TM)	Malignancy in histopathology	Number of cases	Interpretation
(+)	(+)	18	TM was right. Resection was not mandatory.
(+)	(−)	17	Limitation in TMs. Possibility of over-treatment.
(−)	(+)	1	Corroborates biopsy in TM-negative cases.
(−)	(−)	19	TM and histopathology were in accordance.