Table 2 Comparison of studies reporting the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of various diagnostic procedures in endometrial carcinoma
Author(s), year, reference | Patients (n) | Diagnostic procedure (%) | Accuracy (%) | Sensitivity (%) | Specificity (%) | PPV (%) | NPV (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayhan et al. (1990) [10] | 160 | D&C | 87.5 | 91.4 | |||
Toki et al. (1998) [11] | 64 | D&C | 91 | 96 | |||
Wang and Guo (2002) [12] | 156 | D&C | 70 | 85 | 34 | ||
H | 90 | 97 | 57 | ||||
Mencaglia et al. (1984) [13] | 23 | H | 92 | ||||
Lo et al. (2001) [14] | 200 | H | 92.5 | 68.3 | 98.7 | 93.3 | 92.4 |
Kietlinska et al. (1998) [15] | 38 | H | 65.8 | 33.3 | 68.6 | 8.3 | |
US | 77.8 | 75 | 78 | ||||
Gabrielli et al. (1996) [16] | 67 | H | 72 | 64 | 73 | 32 | 91 |
US | 82 | 54 | 87 | 46 | 91 | ||
Kose et al. (2003) [17] | 43 | US | 97.8 | 75.0 | 100 | ||
Present study | 52 | H | 76.9 | 42.9 | 89.5 | 60.0 | 81.0 |
75 | D&C | 64.0 | 57.9 | 66.1 | 36.7 | 82.2 | |
US | 76.7 | 15.8 | 98.1 | 75.0 | 76.8 |