Table 2 Results of morphologic analysis

From: Ampullary carcinoma is often of mixed or hybrid histologic type: an analysis of reproducibility and clinical relevance of classification as pancreatobiliary versus intestinal in 232 cases

 

Categories

N (%)

Agreement by all reviewers, N (%)

κ

z

P-value

Analysis # 1—Using 4 morphologic categories a

 Tubular

Mixed

94 (40)

53 (23)

0.39 fair

28.80

<0.001

 

Pure PB

74 (32)

    
 

Pure INT

13 (6)

    

 Non-tubular

Other

51 (22)

    

Analysis # 2—Using 3 morphologic categories a

 Tubular

PB-predominant

137 (59)

81 (35)

0.44 moderate

28.09

<0.0001

 

INT-predominant

57 (25)

    

 Non-tubular

Other

38 (16)

    
  1. Abbreviations: INT, intestinal; PB, pancreatobiliary.
  2. aConsidering three of five as consensus.