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. 2012 Oct 31;2012:139563. doi: 10.1155/2012/139563

Table 1.

EUS-FNA by region and diagnostic accuracy.

Region Frequency FNA nondiagnostic or false negative FNA diagnostic (%)
Pancreas 201 16 92.04
Abdominal lymph nodes 27 7 74.07
Stomach 20 0 100.00
Mediastinum 21 2 90.48
Esophagus 13 0 100.00
Liver 5 0 100.00
Duodenum 4 0 100.00
Adrenal 3 0 100.00
Ascites/other 4 1 75.00

Total 268 20 92.54

Various regions sampled by EUS-FNA cytology, showing frequency of FNA, number of false negatives or nondiagnostic samples, and overall diagnostic accuracy are displayed.

Total includes several cases of overlap in patients where multiple regions were sampled by FNA. For example, a patient had FNA biopsies taken from his pancreas and abdominal lymph nodes.