Lung Cancer: Sensitivity and Specificity

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

Finding	Sensitivity	Specificity	Comments, Study
Clubbing	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	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.