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Table 3 Correlation between biopsy result and the final clinicopathological diagnosis

From: Transpapillary biliary biopsy for malignant biliary strictures: comparison between cholangiocarcinoma and pancreatic cancer

Clinicopathological diagnosis

Biopsy result

Negative

Atypia

Malignant

Benign (n = 14)

14

0

0

Malignant (n = 65)

   

 Cholangiocarcinoma (n = 34)

4

5

25

 Pancreatic head cancer (n = 24)

15

2

7

 Colon cancer (n = 2)

2

0

0

 Hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 3)

0

0

3

 Gallbladder cancer (n = 1)

0

1

0

 Lung cancer with liver metastasis (n = 1)

0

1

0

Total (n = 79)

35

9

35