Table 2.
Treatments and courses after the diagnosis of needle tract seeding (NTS).
| Author [Ref.] | Case | EUS-FNA Methods | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Sex | Punctured Lesions | Treatment of Punctured Lesions | Puncture Route | Needle Size (Gauge) | No. of Needle Passes | Suction | |
| Hirooka, Y., et al. [59] | 57 | M | IPMC in the body of the pancreas | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 3 | NA |
| Shah, J.N., et al. [60] | 39 | F | Intraperitoneal lymph node metastasis of melanoma | Surgery (lymph node resection) | TG | 22 | 1 | 10 mL |
| Paquin, S.C., et al. [61] | 65 | M | Pancreatic tail cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 5 | 5 mL |
| Doi, S., et al. [62] | 70 | M | Mediastinal lymph node metastasis of gastric cancer | Chemotherapy + surgery (distal gastrectomy) | TE | 19 | 1 | 10 mL |
| Ahmed, K., et al. [63] | 79 | M | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (central pancreatectomy) | TG | NA | NA | NA |
| Chong, A., et al. [64] | 55 | F | Pancreatic tail cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 2 | NA |
| Katanuma, A., et al. [65] | 68 | F | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 4 | NA |
| Anderson, B., et al. [66] | 51 | M | Intraperitoneal lymph node metastasis of pancreatic head cancer | Chemoradiotherapy | TG | NA | NA | NA |
| Ngamruengphong, S., et al. [67] | 66 | M | Pancreatic body and tail cancer | Surgery (subtotal pancreatectomy) | TG | 19, 22 | 3 | NA |
| 77 | F | Pancreatic tail cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 19 | Cystic region: 1; Solid region: 2 | NA | |
| Tomonari, A., et al. [68] | 78 | M | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 2 | NA |
| Sakurada, A., et al. [69] | 87 | F | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 3 | NA |
| Minaga, K., et al. [70] | 64 | F | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 3 | 10 mL |
| Minaga, K., et al. [71] | 72 | F | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | NA | NA | NA |
| Kita, E., et al. [72] | 68 | F | Pancreatic body and tail cancer | Intensity-modulated radiotherapy | TG | 22 | 2 | NA |
| Yamabe, A., et al. [73] | 75 | M | IPMC in the body of the pancreas | Chemotherapy | TG | 25 | NA | 20 mL |
| Iida, T., et al. [74] | 78 | F | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 3 | NA |
| Goel, A., et al. [75] | 57 | M | Intraperitoneal recurrence of carcinoma of unknown primary | Chemotherapy | TG | 19 | 2 | NA |
| Sakamoto, U., et al. [76] | 50 | M | Pancreatic tail cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 2 | Slow-pull |
| Matsumoto, K., et al. [77] | 50 | M | Pancreatic body cancer | Chemotherapy | TG | 21 | 3 | NA |
| Matsui, T., et al. [78] | 68 | F | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 19, 20, 22 | 4 | NA |
| 70 | M | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 1 | NA | |
| Yane, K., et al. [79] | 47 | M | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 4 | NA |
| 78 | F | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 4 | NA | |
| Rothermel, L.D., et al. [80] | 61 | M | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 25 | 3 | NA |
| Sato, N., et al. [81] | 83 | F | Pancreatic body cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 2 | NA |
| Yamaguchi, H., et al. [82] | 78 | M | SPN in the body of the pancreas | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 4 | 0 mL |
| Okamoto, T., et al. [83] | 72 | F | Pancreatic tail cancer | Surgery (distal pancreatectomy) | TG | 22 | 5 | Slow pull × 3; 10 mL × 1; 5 mL × 1 |
F, Female; M, Male; NA, Details unknown/not available; TG, Transgastric; TE, Transesophageal.