Table 2. Comparison of Studies on Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy Yield Rates.
| Source | Patients, No. | Mean Tumor Thickness, mm | No./Total No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transvitreal Yield Rates | Transscleral Yield Rates | Genetic Yield | Cytopathologic Yield | |||
| Shields et al,9 2007 | 140 | 3.9 | 65/67 (97.0) | 55/73 (75.3) | 120/140 (85.7) | NA |
| Chang and McCannel,13 2014 | 38 | 4.8 | 27/38 (71.1) | 25/38 (65.8) | NA | 52/76 (68.4) |
| Singh et al,12 2016 | 143, Including transcorneal biopsy | 6.0a | Cytology: 55/64 (85.9); genomics: 44/64 (68.7) | Cytology: 68/71 (95.7); genomics: 70/71 (98.6) | 114/135 (84.4) | 123/135 (91.1) |
| Sellam et al,14 2016 | 217 | 8.4 | 30/32 (93.8) | 139/185 (75.1) | 169/217 (77.9) | NA |
| Correa and Augsburger,15 2014 | 159 | 5.8 | NA | NA | 158/159 (99.4) | 125/159 (78.6) |
| Current study | 44 | 2.7 | Cytology: 30/33 (90.9); genomics: 29/33 (87.8) | Cytology: 11/11 (100); genomics: 11/11 (100) | 40/44 (90.9) | 41/44 (93.2) |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
This is a calculated value from data provided in the article.