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. 2024 Apr 5;13(2):115–122. doi: 10.1097/eus.0000000000000052

Table 5.

Factors affecting the histopathological diagnostic accuracy of EUS-TA of SPLs ≤10 mm.

Variable n Diagnostic accuracy, % Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR 95% CI P OR 95% CI P
Age, y
 ≥70 31 96.8 (30/31)
 <70 77 90.9 (70/77) 3.1 0.37–26.3 0.3
Sex
 Female 50 92.0 (46/50)
 Male 58 93.1 (54/58) 1.20 0.28–5.05 0.81
Lesion size
 >5 mm 97 91.8 (89/97)
 ≤5 mm 11 100 (11/11) - 0 1
Location
 Head 35 91.4(32/35)
Body/tail 73 93.2 (68/73) 2.17 0.51–9.17 0.3
Needle type
 FNA 63 93.8 (60/64)
 FNB 45 91.1 (41/45) 1.41 0.33–5.94 0.64
Needle size
25-Gauge 6 100 (6/6)
 19-/22-Gauge 102 92.2 (94/102) - 0 1
No. of needle passes
 ≤3 66 98.5 (65/66)
 >3 42 83.3 (35/42) 13.2 1.56–111.63 0.02 7.03 1.32–37.5 0.02
Tumor type
 Non-NET 58 96.6 (56/58)
 NET 50 88.0 (44/50) 9.44 1.12–79.62 0.04 11.90 1.38–102.0 0.02

CI: Confidence interval; EUS-TA: EUS tissue acquisition; FNA: Fine-needle aspiration; FNB: Fine-needle biopsy; NET: Neuroendocrine tumor; OR: Odds ratio; SPL: Solid pancreatic lesion.