Role of FNA and Core Biopsy of Primary and Metastatic Liver Disease

Table 1

Results.

	FNA		CB		FNA and CB
Suspected hepatic metastasis
Specific diagnosis	56%	(70/124)	68%	(34/50)	60%	(75/124)
^*Diagnosis malignant versus benign	93%	(115/124)	96%	(48/50)	94%	(117/124)
Suspected primary neoplasms
Specific diagnosis	70.5%	(43/61)	67.5%	(27/40)	79%	(48/61)
Total	85.4%	(158/185)	83%	(75/90)	89.1%	(165/185)

∗Diagnosis of malignancy, but type not specified.