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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2017; 23(31): 5755-5763
Published online Aug 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i31.5755
Published online Aug 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i31.5755
Table 2 Endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration/fine-needle biopsy diagnoses and final diagnoses in 168 lymph nodes n (%)
| EUS FNA/FNB diagnoses | Final diagnoses | |
| Metastasis | ||
| Carcinoma | 51 (30.3) | 62 (36.9) |
| Neuroendocrine | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.2) |
| Melanoma | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) |
| Benign/reactive | ||
| Granulomatous | 8 (4.8) | 21 (12.5) |
| Unspecific reactive | 100 (59.5) | 66 (39.3) |
| Lymphoma | 6 (3.6) | 16 (9.5) |
- Citation: Chin YK, Iglesias-Garcia J, de la Iglesia D, Lariño-Noia J, Abdulkader-Nallib I, Lázare H, Rebolledo Olmedo S, Dominguez-Muñoz JE. Accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided tissue acquisition in the evaluation of lymph nodes enlargement in the absence of on-site pathologist. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(31): 5755-5763
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i31/5755.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i31.5755