Research Article

Comparison of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and Biopsy Device for Lymphadenopathy

Table 6

Histological diagnostic accuracy comparisons between the conventional (Group A) and Franseen (Group B) needle groups.

Diagnostic accuracy, (%)Group AGroup B value

Puncture route
 Transesophageal5/6 (83.3)6/6 (100)>0.99
 Transgastric59/64 (92.2)38/39 (97.4)0.40
 Transduodenal9/13 (69.2)24/26 (92.3)0.15
Tumor type
 Metastasis34/42 (81.0)43/46 (93.5)0.11
 Malignant lymphoma31/33 (94.0)17/17 (100)0.54
 Benign lesions8/8 (100)8/8 (100)>0.99
Tumor size
 ≥20 mm49/55 (89.1)44/46 (95.7)0.29
 <20 mm24/28 (85.7)24/25 (96)0.35
 Overall73/83 (88.0)68/71 (95.8)0.14

: number of cases.