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Table 4 HPV detection in fresh tissue versus paraffin block according to histological diagnosis

From: Comparison of human papillomavirus detection between freshly frozen tissue and paraffin embedded tissue of invasive cervical cancer

HPV detection

SCC

N = 130

ADC

N = 7

 

Number of cases

%

95% CI

Number of cases

%

95% CI

Fresh tissue

119

91.5

(85.4-95.7)

6

85.7

(42.1-99.6)

Paraffin blocks

121

93.1

(87.3-96.8)

5

71.4

(29.0-96.3)

  1. ADC, adenocarcinoma; CI, confidence interval; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma;
  2. For all comparisons: p-value > 0.05
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Infectious Agents and Cancer

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