... analyzed. The results of D&C, cytological evaluation, and other clinicopathological factors were analyzed based on the patients’ medical records. Results: The sensitivity and specificity of cytology were 61% and 92%, respectively, with D&C being the gold standard for diagnosis in 142 D&C...

...Adam J. Perricone; Mohammad K. Mohammad; Rachel L. Geller; Marina B. Mosunjac Objective: We aimed to evaluate the sensitivity of fine needle aspiration (FNA) for the diagnosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) in HIV-infected patients. Study Design: An electronic search was conducted to retrospectively...

...). Compared with the final diagnosis, the sensitivity of 100%-RR was 99.91% and its specificity was 99.4% for severe abnormalities. The sensitivity for high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions was 88.2%, with a specificity of 100.00%. For abnormalities considered borderline, such as ASC-US, the sensitivity...

...Kenji Yanoh; Yasuo Hirai; Atsuhiko Sakamoto; Daisuke Aoki; Takuya Moriya; Masamichi Hiura; Takaharu Yamawaki; Keiko Shimizu; Hiroki Nakayama; Hiroshi Sasaki; Tsutomu Tabata; Masatsugu Ueda; Yasuhiro Udagawa; Yoshiaki Norimatsu Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of endometrial...

... has been the introduction of Pap test registers and strict quality assurance measures for cervical cytology, including compulsory key performance indicators for laboratories. Using these measures, nationwide calculations give cervical cytology in Australia a sensitivity of 78% for high-grade lesions...