Definitive diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors using fine-needle aspiration-puncture guided by endoscopic ultrasonography Diagnóstico definitivo de los tumores neuroendocrinos (TNE) mediante PAAF ecodirigida por ultrasonografía endoscópica (USE)

Background: the detection and diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) is challenging. Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has a significant role in the detection of NETs suspected from clinical manifestations or imaging techniques, as well as in their precise localization and cytological confirmation...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joan Gornals, Modesto Varas, Isabel Catalá, Sandra Maisterra, Carlos Pons, Domingo Bargalló, Teresa Serrano, Joan Fabregat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2011-03-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082011000300003