Table 3 Reported results of intraoperative imprint cytology and frozen section
| Â | imprint cytology | frozen section | number of cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | sensitivity | specificity | sensitivity | specificity | Â |
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 |