Diagnosis of pancreatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor by EUS guided FNA

Journal of the Pancreas

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 192-196

  Yan, Brian M ^a   Pai, Reetesh K ^a   Van Dam, Jacques ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy, fine needle; Endosonography; Gastrointestinal stromal tumors; Pancreas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NAUSEA; PANCREAS TUMOR; SPLENOMEGALY; VOMITING;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 42949145416     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15908577     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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