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Table 8 Positive predictive value (PPV), sensitivity and specificity of preoperative CT plus EUS in identifying the pathologic stage in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer

From: Restaging locally advanced rectal cancer by different imaging modalities after preoperative chemoradiation: a comparative study

Combined CT plus EUS

 

PPV

Sensitivity

Specificity

T stage

   

  T0

-

-

100 (68/68)

  T1

-

-

95 (71/75)

  T2

29 (5/17)

24 (5/21)

80 (47/59)

  T3

58 (30/52)

56 (30/54)

15 (4/26)

  T4

 

-

97 (66/68)

N stage

17 (2/12)

3 (2/60)

41 (7/17)

TNM stage

   

  0

-

-

100 (68/68)

  I

50 (9/18)

37 (9/24)

84 (47/56)

  II

45 (20/44)

67 (20/32)

50 (24/48)

  III

-

-

87 (61/70)

  IV

-

-

100 (78/78)

  1. Data are expressed in percentage (number of patients out of relevant total).
  2. Sensitivity and specificity of each T and TNM stage were calculated as the relevant T stage versus all others.
  3. (−) refers to groups with less than 5 patients.