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Prospective comparison of CT, EUS and EUS FNA for preoperative lymph node staging of esophageal carcinoma

Prospective comparison of CT, EUS and EUS FNA for preoperative lymph node staging of esophageal carcinoma
  Sensitivity* Specificity*
CT 29 (17 to 44) 89 (72 to 98)
EUS 71 (56 to 83) 79 (59 to 92)
EUS FNA 83 (70 to 93) 93 (77 to 99)
CT: computed tomography; EUS: endoscopic ultrasound; FNA: fine-needle aspiration.
* Data shown represent percentages (95% CI).
Data from: Vazquez-Sequeiros E, Clain JE, Norton ID, et al, Gastroenterology 2003; 125:1626.
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