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Table 3 Diagnostic accuracy of LBC and conventional methods

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