Role of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration/biopsy in the evaluation of intra-abdominal lymphadenopathy due to tuberculosis

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients who underwent endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration/biopsy for abdominal lymphadenopathy

Baseline characteristics	Overall (n = 149)
Age (mean ± SD) in yr	51 ± 17
Gender, n (%)
Male	84 (56.38)
Female	65 (43.62)
Clinical presentation, n (%)
Fever of unknown origin	78 (52.3)
Staging of malignancy	48 (32.2)
Incidental	23 (15.5)
Cytology, n (%)
Granulomatous inflammation	54 (36.2)
Reactive changes	45 (30.2)
Malignant cells	50 (33.6)
Final clinical diagnosis, n (%)
Tuberculosis	59 (39.59)
Primary lymphoid malignancy (lymphoma)	11 (7.38)
Secondary malignant deposits	39 (26.17)
Sarcoidosis	3 (2.01)
Benign inflammatory lymphadenopathy	37 (24.8)

Table 2 Characteristics of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (n = 59)

Baseline characteristics	Overall (n = 59)
Age (mean ± SD) in yr	45 ± 18
Gender, n (%)
Male	31 (52.5)
Female	28 (47.4)
Echogenicity, n (%)
Hypoechoic node	37 (62.7)
Heteroechoic node	22 (37.3)
Matting of lymph nodes, n (%)
Yes	40 (67.7)
No	19 (32.2)
Cytology, n (%)
Granulomatous inflammation with or without caseation	51 (86.4)
Reactive changes only	8 (13.5)
TB GeneXpert, n (%), n = 34
Positive	14 (41.1)
Negative	20 (58.9)
TB culture, n (%), n = 38
Growth	12 (31.6)
No growth	26 (68.4)
Fine needle aspiration (22 Gauge needle) (%)
Sensitivity	86
Specificity	93
Accuracy	88

TB: Tuberculosis.