Erratum: Accuracy of microRNAs as markers for the detection of neck lymph node metastases in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Upon reviewing our recently published research article [1], we noticed that some of the data presented in the manuscript and on the tables were incorrectly presented. These mistakes do not change the overall conclusions regarding the high accuracy of miR-203 and miR-205 as diagnostic markers of neck metastases in HNSCC.

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All in all, the sensitivity rate for both markers was 92.9 % (39/42, CI 95 %, 80.5–98.4), with a specificity level of 100 % (71/71, CI 95 %, 94.9–100) (Table 2; Figure 6B).

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All in all, the sensitivity rate for both markers was 93.3 % (42/45, CI 95 %, 81.7–98.6), with a specificity level of 100 % (68/68, CI 95 %, 94.7–100) (Table 2; Figure 6B).

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Moreover, negative predictive values were of 95.9 % (95 % CI, 88.6–99.1 %) and positive predictive values of 100 % (95 % CI, 90.9–100 %) for both microRNAs (Table 3).

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Moreover, negative predictive values were of 95.9 % (95 % CI, 88.6–99.1 %) and positive predictive values of 100% (95 % CI, 91.5–100 %) for both microRNAs (Table 3).

Affiliations

1. Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema, Brazil

   • Ana Carolina de Carvalho
   •  & Danielle Calheiros Campelo Maia

2. Department of Pathology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil

   • Cristovam Scapulatempo-Neto
   •  & Mariana Andozia Morini

3. Molecular Oncology Research Center, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil

   • Ana Carolina de Carvalho
   •  & Adriane Feijó Evangelista

4. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil

   • André Lopes Carvalho

5. Laboratory of Cancer Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, Diadema, Brazil

   • André Luiz Vettore

6. Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Program, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore, Singapore

   • André Luiz Vettore

7. Departamento de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, Hospital de Câncer de Barretos, Rua Antenor Duarte Villela, 1331, Barretos, SP, 14784-400, Brazil

   • André Lopes Carvalho

8. Laboratório de Biologia Molecular do Câncer, UNIFESP, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 669 - 11° andar, L11B, São Paulo, SP, 04039-032, Brazil

   • André Luiz Vettore

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to André Lopes Carvalho or André Luiz Vettore.

The online version of the original article can be found under doi:10.1186/s12916-015-0350-3.

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