Table 5 |
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Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of Benign Non-neoplastic (HN) and Malignant Thyroid Lesions |
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Markers |
Sensitivity |
Specificity |
PPV |
NPV |
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Gal-3 |
0.846 |
0.587 |
0.698 |
0.771 |
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Ret |
0.827 |
0.543 |
0.672 |
0.735 |
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HBME-1 |
0.827 |
0.435 |
0.623 |
0.690 |
|
CK-19 |
0.846 |
0.500 |
0.657 |
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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