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Copyright ©The Author(s) 1999.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 15, 1999; 5(2): 98-102
Published online Apr 15, 1999. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v5.i2.98
Table 4 Accuracy of non-guided FNA cytodiagnosis according to first FNA (number of FNAs) or most meaningful FNA when it was repeated (number of patients)
FNAs No. (%)Patients No. (%)
True positive151(74.4)138(80.7)
True negative104(99.0)93(98.9)
False positive1(1.0)1(1.1)
False negative52(25.6)33(19.3)
Non-diagnostic24(7.2)14(5.0)
Total332279