Highly improved accuracy of the revised PREoperative sarcoma score (rPRESS) in the decision of performing surgery for patients presenting with a uterine mass

In 2014, we published an article titled “Novel uterine sarcoma preoperative diagnosis score predicts the need for surgery in patients presenting with a uterine mass” on the preoperative diagnosis of uterine sarcoma, in the SpringerPlus (Nagai et al. in SpringerPlus 2014, 3:678. doi:10.1186/2193-1801-3-678). Subsequently, we received several suggestions from readers, which were used to modify the statistical analysis methods and create a more precise preoperative diagnostic scoring system, which we present here as a supplemental report. The subjects were 63 patients who underwent surgical therapy for suspected uterine sarcoma (sarcoma group: 15 patients, benign group: 48 patients). Logistic regression analysis using the exact method was performed considering the subjects’ preoperative age, serum lactate dehydrogenase levels, magnetic resonance imaging findings, and endometrial cytology findings. We then used parameter estimates obtained from this analysis to revise the PREoperative Sarcoma Score (PRESS). The revised PRESS (rPRESS) has a maximum score of 10 points and an optimal cut-off value of 4 points, as derived from a receiver operating characteristic curve. Using this, the accuracy, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 93.7, 92.3, and 94.0 %, respectively. The diagnostic precision of the rPRESS is better than that of the original PRESS.