Combining fine needle aspiration with brushing cytology has improved yields in diagnosing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 574-578

  Jing, Xin ^a   Wamsteker, Erik Jan ^b   Li, Hong ^a   Pu, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Duct brushing; EUS guided fine needle aspiration; Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; Pancreatic lesions

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BRUSH CYTOLOGY; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTADENOMA; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMEAR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ENDOSONOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 67650792411     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.21062     Document Type: Article

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