Table 2.
Comparison of cases diagnosed by EUS, EUS-FNTA, and surgery or ESD.
| Patient number | Site of SET | Size (mm × mm) | EUS | EUS-FNTA | Needle Gauge | Model of FNTA needle | Operation or ESD |
| 1 | Cardia | 52 × 45 | GIST | Leiomyoma | 20 | ProCore | Leiomyoma |
| 2 | Antrum | 40 × 30 | GIST | Undiagnostic | 20 | ProCore | Ectopic pancreas |
| 3 | Cardia | 20 × 20 | AGC, Bormann IV | Undiagnostic | 19 | Ultra | Chronic gastritis |
| 4 | Corpus | 12 × 5 | NET | Undiagnostic | 20 | ProCore | NET |
| 5 | Cardia | 39 × 20 | Leiomyoma | Undiagnostic | 20 | ProCore | Leiomyoma |
| 6 | Corpus | 20 × 15 | Leiomyoma | Undiagnostic | 20 | ProCore | Leiomyoma |
| 7 | Corpus | 16 × 11 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 8 | Corpus | 13 × 8 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 9 | Corpus | 21 × 19 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 10 | Corpus | 30 × 28 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 11 | Fundus | 25 × 15 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 12 | Corpus | 20 × 18 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 13 | Corpus | 34 × 24 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 14 | Corpus | 32 × 28 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 15 | Corpus | 25 × 15 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 16 | Corpus | 25 × 22 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 17 | Cardia | 13 × 11 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | GIST |
| 18 | Corpus | 30 × 15 | Pancreatic tail cancer | GIST | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 19 | Corpus | 70 × 70 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 20 | Cardia | 23 × 9 | GIST | Leiomyoma | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 21 | Corpus | 15 × 10 | Early gastric cancer | Undiagnostic | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 22 | Cardia | 23 × 12 | GIST | Ectopic pancreas | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 23 | Antrum | 15 × 15 | Ectopic pancreas | Undiagnostic | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 24 | Corpus | 29 × 11 | NET | Leiomyoma | 22 | EZ Shot | N/A |
| 25 | Corpus | 25 × 20 | GIST | Leiomyoma | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 26 | Antrum | 17 × 13 | GIST | Undiagnostic | 25 | ProCore | N/A |
| 27 | Cardia | 16 × 14 | Ectopic pancreas | Chronic gastritis | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 28 | Antrum | 18 × 12 | GIST | Undiagnostic | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 29 | Antrum | 30 × 20 | Gastritis cystica profunda | Undiagnostic | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 30 | Cardia | 48 × 44 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 31 | Corpus | 21 × 14 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 32 | Corpus | 16 × 15 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
| 33 | Cardia | 11 × 10 | GIST | GIST | 20 | ProCore | N/A |
AGC = advanced gastric cancer, ESD = endoscopic submucosal dissection, EUS-FNTA = endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle tissue acquisition, EZ Shot = EZ Shot3 Plus, GIST = gastrointestinal stromal tumor, N/A = not available, NET = neuroendocrine tumor, Procore = EchoTip ProCore, Ultra = EchoTip Ultra.