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The diagnosis of mass lesions in the pancreas by fine needle aspiration biopsy
Author(s) -
HEWETT P. J.,
LANGLOIS S. LEP.,
ORELL S. R.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1988.tb00219.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , biopsy , pancreas , radiology , adenocarcinoma , pancreatic mass , laparotomy , lesion , lymphoma , carcinoma , pathology , cancer
Fifty‐eight cases of pancreatic mass lesions investigated by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) are reported. Biopsies were performed either at laparotomy or percutaneously using ultrasound or computer to mography scanning as a guide. Twenty‐seven biopsies were reported as consistent with or highly suspicious of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas; five with metastatic carcinoma, one with lymphoma and two with islet cell tumours. Nineteen patients had negative biopsies. The false‐negative rate was 11% and four biopsies were unsatisfactory. There were no false‐positive diagnoses. FNAB is an effective way to obtain cytological confirmation of a pancreatic mass lesion.