Table 3.
Method of diagnosis of primary tumor and liver masses
| Method of diagnosis of primary tumors | Total number: 730 (100%) |
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| CT tru-cut biopsy | 3 (0.4) |
| Duodenoscopic biopsy | 5 (0.7) |
| EUS-FNA | 714 (97.8) |
| PET-CT | 33 (4.5) |
| Sonar | 102 (14) |
| Surgical excision | 2 (0.3) |
| Triphasic CT scan | 425 (58.2) |
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| Method of diagnosis of liver metastasis | Total number: 124 (100%) |
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| EUS | 14 (11.3) |
| EUS-FNA | 104 (83.9) |
| MRI | 30 (24.2) |
| PET scan | 18 (14.5) |
| Sonar tru-cut biopsy | 4 (3.2) |
| Surgical exploration | 1 (0.8) |
| Triphasic CT | 52 (41.9) |
| CT guided tru-cut biopsy | 3 (2.4) |
A single lesion can be diagnosed by more than one modality. CT: Computed tomography; PET: Positron emission tomography; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging