| Diagnostic category for needle residual materials of lymph node lesions |
|
Diagnostic category for direct smear materials |
| Malignant |
Suspicious for malignancy |
Atypical/ Borderline |
Benign |
Non-diagnostic |
| Malignant |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Suspicious for malignancy |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Atypical/Borderline |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Benign |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
| Non diagnostic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
|
| Kappa value:0.769; p <0.001 |
| Table 3: Agreement between diagnostic categories for needle residual materials and direct FNA smear materials for lymph node lesions [n=25]. |
