Unusual, metastatic, or neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas: A diagnosis with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and immunohistochemistry

Unusual, metastatic, or neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas: A diagnosis with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and immunohistochemistry

Background/Aim: To determine the yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in combination with immunostains in diagnosing unusual solid pancreatic masses (USPM) in comparison with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (ACP). Patients and Methods: All EUS-FNA of solid pancreatic mass...

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Main Authors: Mohamad A Eloubeidi, Ashutosh R Tamhane, James L Buxbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Cytology
endoscopic ultrasound
fine needle aspiration
immunostains
metastasis
neuroendocrine tumors
pancreas
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2012;volume=18;issue=2;spage=99;epage=105;aulast=Eloubeidi

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