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Table 2 Sensitivity and PPV of FNAB for WT after isolating for various clinical features

From: Utility of clinical features with fine needle aspiration biopsy for diagnosis of Warthin tumor

Clinical feature

Sensitivity (%)

PPV (%)

Age 60+ (n = 42)a

97.6

97.6

Male (n = 53)

96.2

98.0

Smoker (n = 69)b

95.6

98.5

Asymptomatic (n = 52)a

94.1

98.0

Inferior pole (n = 58)

96.6

100

Multifocal (n = 18)c

100

100

Bilateral (n = 18)c

100

100

Incidentaloma (n = 10)

100

100

  1. aMeasured at presentation
  2. bAny history of smoking was included
  3. cTumor characteristic on initial workup