Role of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration/biopsy in the evaluation of intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy due to tuberculosis

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)