Table 4 |
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Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of Benign Neoplastic (adenomas) vs. Malignant Thyroid Lesions |
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Markers |
Sensitivity |
Specificity |
PPV |
NPV |
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Gal-3 |
0.852 |
0.587 |
0.708 |
0.771 |
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RET |
0.833 |
0.543 |
0.682 |
0.735 |
|
HBME-1 |
0.870 |
0.435 |
0.644 |
0.741 |
|
CK-19 |
0.852 |
0.500 |
0.667 |
0.742 |
|
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Gal-3, galectin-3; Ret, Ret oncoprotein; CK19, cytokeratin 19; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value. |
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Saleh et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2010 5:9 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-5-9 |
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