From: Clinical study on primary screening of oral cancer and precancerous lesions by oral cytology
Cytological diagnosis | Positive | Negative | Total | Positive predictive value (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Histopathological diagnosis (LBC) | ||||
NILM | 3 | 52 | 55 | 94.5 |
OLSIL | 9 | 36 | 45 | 80.0 |
OHSIL | 37 | 14 | 51 | 72.5 |
SCC | 17 | 1 | 18 | 94.4 |
Less than OHSIL | 12 | 88 | 100 | 88.0 |
OHSIL and above | 54 | 15 | 69 | 78.3 |
Histopathological diagnosis (Conventional) | ||||
NILM | 1 | 22 | 23 | 95.7 |
OLSIL | 5 | 15 | 20 | 75.0 |
OHSIL | 8 | 15 | 23 | 34.8 |
SCC | 15 | 1 | 16 | 93.8 |
Less than OHSIL | 6 | 37 | 43 | 86.0 |
OHSIL and above | 23 | 16 | 39 | 59.0 |