Lung Cancer: Sensitivity and Specificity

Introduction: None written.

The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Lung Cancer are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.

Pre-Test Probability (Prevalence): %.	Post-Test Probability (Predictive Value): %.	Switch to display mode.
Note that calculating probabilities from more than one** finding is inherently inaccurate because findings are not independent. (For example, using two positive findings that share a common pathogenesis is likely to overestimate the true probability.)


Finding	Result	Sensitivity	Specificity
[ + ] Clubbing	+ 0 -	37%	91%
phalangeal depth ratio in excess of 1 Study: JAMA. 2001;286:341-347. http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/286/3/341
[ + ] PET/CT scan	+ 0 -	93%	72%
Sensitivity and specificity based on the known presence of a small nodule. Small study Study: [Value of [18F]-FDG-PET/CT as a predictor of cancer in solitary pulmonary nodule] Martins Rde C, Almeida SA, Siciliano AA, Landesmann MC, Silva FB, Franco CA, Fonseca LM. PMID: 18695792 [PubMed - in process]
[ + ] Pleuritic Chest Pain		No accuracy specified.
Study: no study specified.
[ + ] Weight loss		No accuracy specified.
Study: no study specified.