Diagnostic Value of Liquid-Based Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the value of liquid-based cytology (LBC) in the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma.<h4>Method</h4>Diagnostic studies were searched for the diagnostic value of LBC in urothelial carcinoma in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CBM and...

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Main Authors: You Luo, Dong-Li She, Hu Xiong, Li Yang, Sheng-Jun Fu
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Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0134940&type=printable
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author You Luo
Dong-Li She
Hu Xiong
Li Yang
Sheng-Jun Fu
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Dong-Li She
Hu Xiong
Li Yang
Sheng-Jun Fu
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description <h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the value of liquid-based cytology (LBC) in the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma.<h4>Method</h4>Diagnostic studies were searched for the diagnostic value of LBC in urothelial carcinoma in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CBM and CNKI. The latest retrieval date was September 2014. The data were extracted and the quality of the included studies was independently assessed by 2 reviewers. Stata 13 software was used to perform the statistical analysis. The research was conducted in compliance with the PRISMA statement.<h4>Result</h4>Nineteen studies, which included 8293 patients, were evaluated. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the pooled sensitivity and specificity of LBC were 0.58 (0.51-0.65) and 0.96 (0.93-0.98), respectively. The diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) was 31 (18-56) and the area under the curve (AUC) of summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) was 0.83 (0.80-0.86). The post-test probability was 80% when a positive diagnosis was made. Compared with high grade urothelial carcinoma (HGUC), the sensitivity of detecting low-grade urothelial carcinoma (LGUC) was significantly lower, risk ratio of sensitivity was 0.54 (0.43-0.66), P<0.001. However, no significant sensitivity improvement was observed with LBC when compared with traditional cytospin cytology, risk ratio was 1.03 (0.94-1.14), P = 0.524.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Despite LBC having a pooled 58% positive rate for urothelial carcinoma diagnosis in our meta-analysis, no significant improvement in sensitivity was observed based on the studies evaluated. Further research is needed to validate these findings.
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spelling doaj-art-60a3ad39d4374f00b5a9e918a4e00db92025-07-14T05:31:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01108e013494010.1371/journal.pone.0134940Diagnostic Value of Liquid-Based Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.You LuoDong-Li SheHu XiongLi YangSheng-Jun Fu<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate the value of liquid-based cytology (LBC) in the diagnosis of urothelial carcinoma.<h4>Method</h4>Diagnostic studies were searched for the diagnostic value of LBC in urothelial carcinoma in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CBM and CNKI. The latest retrieval date was September 2014. The data were extracted and the quality of the included studies was independently assessed by 2 reviewers. Stata 13 software was used to perform the statistical analysis. The research was conducted in compliance with the PRISMA statement.<h4>Result</h4>Nineteen studies, which included 8293 patients, were evaluated. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the pooled sensitivity and specificity of LBC were 0.58 (0.51-0.65) and 0.96 (0.93-0.98), respectively. The diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) was 31 (18-56) and the area under the curve (AUC) of summary receiver operating characteristic (SROC) was 0.83 (0.80-0.86). The post-test probability was 80% when a positive diagnosis was made. Compared with high grade urothelial carcinoma (HGUC), the sensitivity of detecting low-grade urothelial carcinoma (LGUC) was significantly lower, risk ratio of sensitivity was 0.54 (0.43-0.66), P<0.001. However, no significant sensitivity improvement was observed with LBC when compared with traditional cytospin cytology, risk ratio was 1.03 (0.94-1.14), P = 0.524.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Despite LBC having a pooled 58% positive rate for urothelial carcinoma diagnosis in our meta-analysis, no significant improvement in sensitivity was observed based on the studies evaluated. Further research is needed to validate these findings.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0134940&type=printable
spellingShingle You Luo
Dong-Li She
Hu Xiong
Li Yang
Sheng-Jun Fu
Diagnostic Value of Liquid-Based Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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title Diagnostic Value of Liquid-Based Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_full Diagnostic Value of Liquid-Based Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_fullStr Diagnostic Value of Liquid-Based Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_full_unstemmed Diagnostic Value of Liquid-Based Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_short Diagnostic Value of Liquid-Based Cytology in Urothelial Carcinoma Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
title_sort diagnostic value of liquid based cytology in urothelial carcinoma diagnosis a systematic review and meta analysis
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