Table 5 Correlation matrix of cytological findings of both brushes compared to histology in 2018 cases of oral lesions
Cytology Test: nylon and rigid brush | Histology | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Benign lesions | Mild dysplasia/ SIN I | Moderate dysplasia/ SIN II | Severe dysplasia/ SIN III/ CIS | Invasive SCC-T1 | Invasive SCC-T > 1 | Invasive SCC-Tx |
Positive | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 79 | 14 |
Suspicious | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 9 |
Doubtful | 164 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Negative | 1603 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Sum | 1824 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 49 | 104 | 28 |
Total | 2018 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |