Table 3

Reported results of intraoperative imprint cytology and frozen section


imprint cytology
frozen section
number of cases




sensitivity
specificity
sensitivity
specificity


Present study
47.1
98.3
88.2
100
138
Leidenius et al. (2003)
68
99
83
99
375
Beach et al. (2003)
69
100
54
100
32
Liang et al. (2003)
62.5
100
62.5
100
20
Nagashima et al. (2003)
70.3
99.6
83.8
100
§ 303
Sauer et al. (2003)
58
100
77
100
§ 429
Motomura et al. (2000)
96
90.8
52
100
101
van Diest et al. (1999)
62
100
87
100
54
Fisher et al. (1993)
98
100
90.2
100
50

§ These numbers are based on the number of examnined lymph nodes

Mori et al. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2006 4:26   doi:10.1186/1477-7819-4-26