Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2019; 11(5): 404-415
Published online May 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i5.404
Table 6 Degree of concordance between needle core biopsy and surgery specimen diagnosis
NCB diagnosisSS diagnosis (gold standard)
HCCICC
MorphologyHCC1467
ICC1045
Kappa value0.786
P value< 0.001
3-tier-based binary classificationHCC1512
ICC550
Kappa value0.912
P value< 0.001
4-tier-based binary classificationHCC1550
ICC152
Kappa value0.987
P value< 0.001