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Table 3 Sensitivity, specificity, reliability (PPV and NPV) and accuracy of TB and FS for all T categories

From: Toluidine blue versus frozen section for assessment of mucosal tumor margins in oral squamous cell carcinoma

 

Sensitivity

Specificity

PPV

NPV

Accuracy

TB

overall

100.0%

94.0%

42.9%

100.0%

94.3%

T1

0

100.0%

0

100.0%

100.0%

T2

100.0%

96.9%

50.0%

100.0%

97.1%

T3

0

94.4%

0

100.0%

94.4%

T4

100.0%

86.8%

44.4%

100.0%

88.1%

FS

overall

50.00%

100.00%

100.0%

97.8%

97.9%

T1

0

100.0%

0

100.0%

100.0%

T2

50.0%

100.0%

100.0%

98.5%

98.5%

T3

0

100.0%

0

100.0%

100.0%

T4

50.0%

100.0%

100.0%

95.0%

95.2%

  1. Note: T classification according to the 7th edition of staging of head and neck cancer by the American Joint Committee of cancer
  2. Abbreviations: FS frozen sections, NPV negative predictive value, PPV positive predictive value, TB toluidine blue