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Table 4 Sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of Benign Neoplastic (adenomas) vs. Malignant Thyroid Lesions

From: Utility of immunohistochemical markers in differentiating benign from malignant follicular-derived thyroid nodules

Markers

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Gal-3

0.852

0.587

0.708

0.771

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

  1. Gal-3, galectin-3; Ret, Ret oncoprotein; CK19, cytokeratin 19; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value.
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Diagnostic Pathology

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