Open AccessUnusual, metastatic, or neuroendocrine tumor of the pancreas: A diagnosis with endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and immunohistochemistry
Author(s) -
Mohamad A. Eloubeidi,
Ashutosh Tamhane,
James Buxbaum
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.93810
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , endoscopic ultrasound , pancreas , radiology , adenocarcinoma , biopsy , cytopathology , pancreatic mass , neuroendocrine tumors , pathology , cytology , cancer
To determine the yield of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) in combination with immunostains in diagnosing unusual solid pancreatic masses (USPM) in comparison with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (ACP).