Mediastinal node staging by positron emission tomography-computed tomography and selective endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration for patients with upper gastrointestinal cancer: Results from a regional centre

Table 1 Patient characteristics

	n = 121
Gender, n (%)
Male	91 (75.2)
Female	30 (24.8)
Primary diagnosis, n (%)
Oesophageal adenocarcinoma	38 (31.4)
Oesophago-gastric junctional adenocarcinoma	31 (25.6)
Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma	48 (39.7)
Gastric adenocarcinoma	4 (3.3)
Excluded patients	13
EUS-FNA inadequate	11
PET-CT indeterminate	2

EUS-FNA: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration; PET-CT: Positron emission tomography-computed tomography.

Table 2 Breakdown of results of positron emission tomography-computed tomography and endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration

	PET-CT positive	PET-CT negative
EUS-FNA positive	37 (34.3%)	3 (2.8%)
EUS-FNA negative	34 (31.5%)	34 (31.5%)

EUS-FNA: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration; PET-CT: Positron emission tomography-computed tomography.

Table 3 Multidisciplinary team decision in discordant cases

	n = 37
Radical treatment	27
Palliative care	5
Unknown	5

Table 4 Outcomes after radical treatment in discordant group

Radical treatment	n = 27
Disease progression after completion of treatment	11
Disease progression whilst receiving treatment	6
Clinical remission after completion of treatment	3
Death from other cause whilst in remission	1
Consent for radical treatment withdrawn	1
Had neo-adjuvant chemo but not fit for surgery	1
Unknown	4