Table 1 Test characteristics of pain and pathological features for prediction of metastasis.

From: Oncogenes overexpressed in metastatic oral cancers from patients with pain: potential pain mediators released in exosomes

 

Pain score (< 6)

Depth of invasion (< 4.5 mm)

LVI

PNI

Sensitivity

0.94

0.95

0.48

0.52

Specificity

0.46

0.46

0.88

0.67

Positive predictive value

0.60

0.56

0.75

0.58

Negative predictive value

0.89

0.92

0.68

0.61

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