Outcome of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Sampling of Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy

Table 2

Characteristics by needle type.

	Trucut ()	Aspiration ()	value
Age,	60.7 ± 14.3	65.6 ± 12.6	0.132
Gender, (%)			0.523
Male	24 (72.7)	27 (75.0)
Female	9 (27.3)	9 (25.0)
Indication of biopsy, (%)			0.784
Lung caner	22 (66.7)	30 (83.3)
Tuberculosis	4 (12.1)	2 (5.6)
Esophageal cancer	2 (6.1)	1 (2.8)
Lymphoma	1 (3.0)	0
Sarcoidosis	1 (3.0)	1 (2.8)
Others	3 (9.1)	2 (5.6)
Size of lymph node (mm),
Long axis	28.9 ± 14.0	21.1 ± 8.8	0.007
Short axis	15.9 ± 1.1	11.4 ± 5.8	0.003
Location of lymph node, n (%)			0.829
Subcarinal	26 (78.8)	31 (86.1)
Aortopulmonary window	4 (12.1)	4 (11.1)
Paratracheal	2 (6.1)	1 (2.8)
Paraesophageal	1 (3.0)	0
Number of needle pass, (%)			0.796
1	24 (72.7)	27 (75.0)
2	4 (12.1)	3 (8.3)
3	3 (9.1)	4 (11.3)
4	1 (3.0)	2 (5.6)
5	1 (3.0)	0

Lymphangioma (), usual interstitial pneumonitis (), pneumonia (), and recurred metastatic lymphadenopathy of stomach cancer ().