Predictors of Malignancies in Patients with Inconclusive or Negative Results of Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Fine-needle Aspiration for Solid Pancreatic Masses
Author(s) -
Hyewon Jeong,
Chan Sun Park,
Ki Bae Kim,
JoungHo Han,
Soon Man Yoon,
Hee Bok Chae,
Sei Jin Youn,
Seon Mee Park
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
korean journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2233-6869
pISSN - 1598-9992
DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2018.71.3.153
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic ultrasound , pancreatitis , fine needle aspiration , malignancy , adenocarcinoma , radiology , pancreatic mass , differential diagnosis , pancreatitis, chronic , pancreas , biopsy , pathology , cancer
This study analyzed the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for pancreatic solid masses in patients with or without chronic pancreatitis as well as the clinical parameters relevant to a malignancy when EUS-FNA was negative or inconclusive.
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