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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Dec 16, 2021; 13(12): 649-658
Published online Dec 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i12.649
Published online Dec 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i12.649
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients who underwent endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration/biopsy for abdominal lymphadenopathy
| Baseline characteristics | Overall (n = 149) |
| Age (mean ± SD) in yr | 51 ± 17 |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 84 (56.38) |
| Female | 65 (43.62) |
| Clinical presentation, n (%) | |
| Fever of unknown origin | 78 (52.3) |
| Staging of malignancy | 48 (32.2) |
| Incidental | 23 (15.5) |
| Cytology, n (%) | |
| Granulomatous inflammation | 54 (36.2) |
| Reactive changes | 45 (30.2) |
| Malignant cells | 50 (33.6) |
| Final clinical diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Tuberculosis | 59 (39.59) |
| Primary lymphoid malignancy (lymphoma) | 11 (7.38) |
| Secondary malignant deposits | 39 (26.17) |
| Sarcoidosis | 3 (2.01) |
| Benign inflammatory lymphadenopathy | 37 (24.8) |
- Citation: Rao B H, Nair P, Priya SK, Vallonthaiel AG, Sathyapalan DT, Koshy AK, Venu RP. Role of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration/biopsy in the evaluation of intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy due to tuberculosis. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2021; 13(12): 649-658
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v13.i12.649