Cytologic diagnosis of pancreatic endocrine tumors by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration: A review

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 649-658

  Chang, Fuju ^a   Chandra, Ashish ^a   Culora, Giuseppe ^a   Mahadeva, Ula ^a   Meenan, John ^a   Herbert, Amanda ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytology; Endocrine tumor; Endoscopic ultrasound; Fine needle aspiration; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL STRUCTURE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PANCREAS TUMOR; PANCREATIC ENDOCRINE TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ADENOCARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, ACINAR CELL; CARCINOMA, ISLET CELL; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTRINOMA; GLUCAGONOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULINOMA; LYMPHOMA; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33748071785     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20503     Document Type: Review

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