Research Article
A Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and Fine-Needle Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Solid Pancreatic Lesions
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| | Location of lesion in pancreas, (%) | | | 0.275 | | Head | 27 (52.9) | 31 (72.1) | | | Uncinate | 5 (9.8) | 2 (4.7) | | | Genu | 3 (5.9) | 3 (7.0) | | | Body | 8 (15.7) | 5 (11.6) | | | Tail | 8 (15.7) | 2 (4.7) | | | Lesion size (largest dimension, mm) | | | 0.787 | | Missing, (%) | 1 (2.0) | 5 (11.6) | | | Median (IQR) | 26.0 (18.0, 34.0) | 26.0 (18.0, 36.0) | | | Mean (SD) | 26.8 (12.8) | 27.4 (11.5) | | | Range | (5.0, 70.0) | (9.0, 55.0) | | | Cytologic/histologic diagnosis | | | 0.468 | | Nondiagnostic | 2 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | | | Benign | 3 (5.9) | 5 (11.6) | | | Atypical | 2 (3.9) | 4 (9.3) | | | Suspicious | 5 (9.8) | 5 (11.6) | | | Malignant | 39 (76.5) | 29 (67.4) | | | Final diagnosis | | | 0.018 | | Pancreatic adenocarcinoma | 37 (72.5) | 31 (72.1) | | | Neuroendocrine tumour | 12 (23.5) | 4 (9.3) | | | Inflammatory | 0 (0.0) | 4 (9.3) | | | Lymphoma | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | | | Benign/normal | 2 (3.9) | 1 (2.3) | | | Other | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.7) | |
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FNA = fine needle aspiration; FNB = fine needle biopsy; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.
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