Table 2.
FNA results for abdominal lymph nodes.
| Region | Cases | FNA nondiagnostic or false negative |
Percent of FNA diagnostically useful |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nodes alone |
9 | 3 | 66.67 |
| With pancreas |
8 | 3 | 62.50 |
| With stomach |
2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| With liver |
2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| With adrenal |
1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| With mediastinum |
3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| With mediastinum and pancreas |
1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| With other (ascites) |
1 | 0 | 100.00 |
|
| |||
| Total | 27 | 7 | 70.47 |
Displayed in this chart are the various regions from which EUS-guided FNA was performed on abdominal lymph nodes either alone or in combination with other organs. Alongside each value is the number of cases that the FNA proved unhelpful (nondiagnostic or false negative) in establishing the patient's diagnosis.