Skip to main content

Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value for tumor markers (n = 26)

From: Association of immunohistochemical markers with premalignancy in Gonadal Dysgenesis

Tumor markers

Sensitivity (95 % CI)

Specificity (95 % CI)

Positive predictive value given prevalence of gonadal malignancy as 15-40 %

OCT 3/4, PLAP, and CD117 combined

100 % (40.2-100 %)

73.9 (51.6-89.7 %)

40.3-71.9 %

OCT 3/4

100 % (40.2-100 %)

52.2 % (30.6-73.1 %)

26.9-58.2 %

PLAP

100 % (40.2-100 %)

73.9 % (51.6-89.7 %)

40.3-71.9 %

Β-catenin

100 % (40.2-100 %)

4.4 % (0.7-22.0 %)

15.6-41.1 %

CD117

100 % (40.2-100 %)

34.8 % (16.4-57.3 %)

21.3-50.6 %

AFP

0 % (0-59.8 %)

95.7 % (78.0-99.3 %)

0 %

  1. Calculations based on the total case number of 26