Table 2 Comparison of clinicopathologic characteristics of the patient population according to the needle size in ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration.
Items | 23-gauge (n = 49) | 25-gauge (n = 50) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Cytological adequacy | 0.631 | ||
adequate | 45 (49.5) | 46 (50.5) | |
inadequate | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | |
Cytological cellularity | 0.185 | ||
low | 27 (49.1) | 28 (50.9) | |
intermediate | 12 (70.6) | 5 (29.4) | |
high | 10 (37) | 17 (63) | |
Bethesda category | 0.711 | ||
I | 4 (50) | 4 (50) | |
II | 20 (52.6) | 18 (47.4) | |
III | 9 (36) | 16 (64) | |
IV | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | |
V | 7 (63.6) | 4 (36.4) | |
VI | 6 (54.5) | 5 (45.5) | |
Pain scale | 0.135 | ||
0 | 3 (23.1) | 10 (76.9) | |
1 | 12 (44.4) | 15 (55.6) | |
2 | 20 (54.1) | 17 (45.9) | |
3 | 7 (63.6) | 4 (36.4) | |
4 | 6 (75) | 2 (25) | |
5 | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
6 | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | |
7 | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | |
8 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
9 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
10 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
