Know when to biopsy 'em, know when to walk away

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 630-634

  Levy, Michael J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 33645240046     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2005.06.021     Document Type: Editorial

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