22-gauge core vs 22-gauge aspiration needle for endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling of abdominal masses

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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2016; 22(39): 8820-8830
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Table 2 Lesion characteristics

Parameter	n (%)
Location
Pancreas	38 (67.9)
Lymph nodes	13 (23.2)
SMT	4 (7.1)
Other	1 (1.8)
Diameter (mm), mean (SD)	33 (12)
Echogenicity on EUS¹
Hyper-/hypo-/iso-echoic	7 (12.7)/44 (80)/2 (3.6)
Non-homogeneous	2 (3.6)
Final diagnosis
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma	25 (44.6)
Pancreatic NET	7 (12.5)
Lymph node metastasis	6 (10.7)
Inflammatory lymph node	5 (8.9)
GIST	3 (5.4)
Chronic pancreatitis	2 (3.6)
Pancreatic metastasis²	2 (3.6)
Cholangiocarcinoma	1 (1.8)
Pancreatic lymphoma	1 (1.8)
Lymphoma	1 (1.8)
Leiomyoma	1 (1.8)
IPMN	1 (1.8)
Lymphoma renal infiltration	1 (1.8)
Gold standard method
Surgery	26 (46.4)
Definite EUS-FNA	16 (28.6)
Clinical follow-up (> 12 mo)	6 (10.7)
Combination	8 (14.3)

¹Data available in 55/56 patients;

²Non-small-cell lung cancer (n = 1), malignant melanoma (n = 1). EUS-FNA: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration; NET: Neuroendocrine tumor; SMT: Submucosal tumor; IPMN: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.

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Citation: Sterlacci W, Sioulas AD, Veits L, Gönüllü P, Schachschal G, Groth S, Anders M, Kontos CK, Topalidis T, Hinsch A, Vieth M, Rösch T, Denzer UW. 22-gauge core vs 22-gauge aspiration needle for endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling of abdominal masses. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(39): 8820-8830
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8820

Sterlacci W, Sioulas AD, Veits L, Gönüllü P, Schachschal G, Groth S, Anders M, Kontos CK, Topalidis T, Hinsch A, Vieth M, Rösch T, Denzer UW. 22-gauge core vs 22-gauge aspiration needle for endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling of abdominal masses. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(39): 8820-8830 [PMID: 27818598 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i39.8820]

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