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Table 1 Patient and lesion characteristics

From: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of pelvic lesions via the upper and lower gastrointestinal tract approaches

 

Overall

Upper GI

Lower GI

Number of patients, n

49

28

21

Age, y.o., median (range)

69 (32–87)

68 (32–87)

72 (48–83)

Gender, male/female. n

28/21

12/16

16/5

Size of lesions, mm, median (range)

40 (13–135)

26 (32–87)

58 (13–135)

Target lesions, n (%)

   

 Pelvic LN

33 (67.3)

23 (82.1)

10 (47.6)

 Pelvic mass

7 (14.3)

2 (7.1)

5 (23.8)

 Retroperitoneal mass

3 (6.1)

3 (10.7)

–

 Submucosal tumor

6 (12.2)

–

6 (28.6)

  1. LN, lymph node; GI, gastrointestinal tract