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Table 2 Accuracy of FNAC in identifying malignant axillary lymph nodes

From: Fine-needle aspiration cytology versus core needle lymph node biopsy in axillary staging of breast cancer

Indices

Value

Sensitivity

83.3%

Specificity

100%

Positive predictive value

100%

Negative predictive value

81.5%

Accuracy

90.4%

Area under curve

0.92

P value

 < 0.001