Lymphoepithelial cyst of pancreas. Role of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 230-234

  Ahlawat, Sushil K ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy, cytology; Cysts; Endosonography; Fine needle; Pancreas; Pancreatic cyst

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS LYMPHOEPITHELIAL CYST; PANCREAS PSEUDOCYST; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PANCREATIC CYST;

EID: 42949120519     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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