Table 2. Procedure characteristics and outcomes.

Characteristics	All patients N = 147	FNA N = 46	FNB N = 101	P value
Needle size, gauge, and no. (%)
19	15 (10.2 %)	9 (19.6 %)	6 (5.9 %)	0.01
22	114 (77.6 %)	28 (60.9 %)	86 (85.2 %)	0.001
25	18 (12.2 %)	9 (19.6 %)	9 (8.9 %)	0.07
No. of passes, median	3.5	3.5	3.5	NS
Diagnostic yield (%)	107 (72.8 %)	17 (37 %)	90 (89.1 %)	0.0001
Adequate tissue obtained to perform IHC (IHC yield)	109 (74.2 %)	19 (41.3 %)	90 (89.1 %)	0.0001
Use of rapid onsite cytology	34 (22.7 %)	15 (32.6 %)	19 (18.3 %)	0.06
Cytopathology yield	112 (74.7 %)	21 (45.7 %)	93 (92.1 %)	0.0001