Table 2 Diagnostic performance of frozen section

From: Intraoperatively measured tumor size and frozen section results should be considered jointly to predict the final pathology for lung adenocarcinoma

Category

Accuracy%

Sensitivity%

Specificity%

PPV%

NPV%

Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia

99

100

99

71

100

Adenocarcinoma in situ

95

93

95

87

98

Minimally invasive adenocarcinoma

94

74

98

84

96

Invasive adenocarcinoma

97

96

98

99

94

  1. All values shown as percent
  2. PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value
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