Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine-Needle Aspiration Characteristics of Primary Adenocarcinoma versus Other Malignant Neoplasms of The Pancreas
oleh: Veronika Gagovic, Bret J Spier, Ryan J DeLee, Courtney Barancin, Mary Lindstrom, Michael Einstein, Siobhan Byrne, Josephine Harter, Rashmi Agni, Patrick R Pfau, Terrence J Frick, Anurag Soni, Deepak V Gopal
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| Diterbitkan: | Wiley 2012-01-01 |
Deskripsi
BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is often used to assist in the evaluation of pancreatic lesions and may help to diagnose benign versus malignant neoplasms. However, there is a paucity of literature regarding comparative EUS characteristics of various malignant pancreatic neoplasms (primary and metastatic).