Table 2. Patient demographics and lesion characteristics.
Characteristic | FNA(n = 70) | FNB(n = 70) | P value |
Mean age (SD) | 63.7 (14.4) | 64.0 (14.4) | 0.88 |
Male (n, %) | 34 (48.6) | 40 (57.1) | 0.24 |
Caucasian (n, %) | 43 (61.4) | 44 (62.9) | 0.13 |
Mean lesion size mm (SD) | 30.2 (18.7) | 29.2 (14.1) | 0.71 |
Pancreatic masses (n, %) | 37 (52.9) | 36 (51.4) | 0.99 |
Non-pancreatic masses (n, %) | 33 (47.1) | 34 (48.6) | 0.98 |
Thoracic/abdominal/pelvic mass | 16 | 15 | 0.78 |
Lymphadenopathy | 10 | 11 | 0.88 |
Subepithelial lesions | 7 | 8 | 0.67 |