Table 3.
Overall diagnostic yield (%) | 1-2 biopsy | (diagnostic yield) | (n=31) | 3 biopsy (diagnostic yield) (n=116) | p value* | |
Pathological diagnosis | 66.6 | 20 (64.51%) | 78 (67.2%) | 0.995 | ||
1 biopsy (n=10) 5 (50%) |
2 biopsy (n=21) 15 (71.4%) |
p=0.244* | ||||
Diagnosis with Multidisciplinary comittee | 74.1 | 23 (74.1%) | 86 (74.1%) | 0.775 | ||
1 biopsy (n=10) 5 (50%) |
2 biopsy (n=21) 18 (85.7%) |
p=0.034* |
*p value of the comparison between 1 and 2 biopsies
**p value of the comparison between 1-2 and ≥3 biopsies.