Research Article

Usefulness of Macroscopic On-Site Evaluation Using a Stereomicroscope during EUS-FNB for Diagnosing Solid Pancreatic Lesions

Table 2

Clinical outcomes of EUS-FNB.

Histological findings on EUS-FNB specimensFinal diagnosis
MalignantBenign

Malignant410
Benign99
Inadequate01
Total5010

Sensitivity82%
Specificity90%
Accuracy83.3%

EUS-FNB: endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy; two cases showed findings suspicious for malignancy; two cases showed findings atypical.