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. 2019 Jul 11;7(7):E931–E936. doi: 10.1055/a-0953-1640

Table 1. Patient and lesion characteristics.

Characteristics All patients N = 147 FNA N = 46 FNB N = 101 P value
Age, median  66 66 66 0.31
Gender, male: female  78:69 26:20 52:49

  • Female

  69 (47 %) 20 (43.5 %) 49 (48.5 %) 0.57

  • Male

  78 (53 %) 26 (56.5 %) 52 (51.5 %) 0.57
Size of mass, median mm  23 20.5 25 0.25
Lesion location, no. (%)

  • Esophagus

  18 (12.3 %)  7 (15.2 %) 11 (10.9 %) 0.46

  • Stomach

 115 (78.2 %) 31 (67.4 %) 84 (83.2 %) 0.03

  • Duodenum

   5 (3.4 %)  2 (4.4 %)  3 (3.0 %) 0.70

  • Rectum

   6 (4.1 %)  4 (8.7 %)  2 (2.0 %) 0.06

  • GE junction

   3 (2.0 %)  2 (4.4 %)  1 (1 %) 0.18
Distribution of lesion type (%)

  • Non diagnostic

  40 (27.2 %) 29 (63 %) 11 (10.9 %) 0.0001

  • GI stromal tumor

  87 (59.2 %) 12 (26.1 %) 75 (74.3 %) 0.0001

  • Leiomyoma

  14 (9.52 %)  3 (6.5 %) 11 (10.9 %) 0.32

  • Other

   6 (4.1 %)  2 (4.4 %)  4 (4 %) 0.91
Lesion EUS features, no. (%)

  • Homogenous

 106 (72.11 %) 36 (78.3 %) 70 (69.3 %) 0.2635

  • Heterogeneous

  41 (27.9 %) 10 (21.7 %) 31 (30.7 %) 0.2635

  • Hypoechoic

 133 (88.7 %) 38 (82.6 %) 90 (89.11 %) 0.2777

  • Mixed

  17 (11.3 %)  8 (17.4 %) 11 (10.9 %) 0.2777