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. 2019 Jul 24;7(8):E955–E963. doi: 10.1055/a-0903-2565

Table 3. On-site and cell-block diagnostic rate.

FNB FNA P value
ROSE diagnostic accuracy, n (%) 29 (81 %) 29 (81 %) 1
Pancreatic lesions (n = 20)

  • First pass

 16 (80 %) 14 (70 %)

  • Second pass

  2 (50 %)  4 (67 %)

  • Third pass

  0 (0 %)  0 (0 %)
Non-pancreatic lesions (n = 16)

  • First pass

 11 (69 %) 11 (69 %)

  • Second pass

  0 (0 %)  0 (0 %)
Cell block diagnostic accuracy, n (%) 29 (81 %) 23 (64 %) 0.19
Pancreatic lesions (n = 20)

  • First pass

 12 (60 %)  9 (45 %)

  • Second pass

  1 (12 %)  1 (9 %)

  • Third pass

  1 (14 %)  2 (20 %)
Non-pancreatic lesions (n = 16)

  • First pass

 13 (81 %) 10 (63 %)

  • Second pass

  2 (40 %)  1 (14 %)
Combined ROSE and cell block diagnosis, n (%) 33 (92 %) 31 (86 %) 0.71
Pancreatic lesions (n = 20) 18 (90 %) 18 (90 %)
Non-pancreatic lesions (n = 16) 15 (94 %) 13 (81 %)

ROSE, rapid on-site cytological evaluation