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Endoscopic-Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and the Role of the Cytopathologist in Solid Pancreatic Lesion Diagnosis
Joint Authors
Ogden, Lorna
Gupta, Mala
Friedel, David M.
Iqbal, Shahzad
Stavropoulos, Stavros N.
Source
Pathology Research International
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is the most sensitive imaging modality for solid pancreatic lesions.
The specificity, however, is low (about 75%).
It can be increased to 100% with an accuracy of 95% by the addition of fine-needle aspiration (FNA).
Cytopathology plays an important role.
The final diagnosis is based upon the correlation of clinical, EUS, and cytologic features.
A close interaction with the cytopathologist is required in improving the diagnostic yield.
In this paper, we present an overview of the role of EUS-guided FNA and importance of close interaction with the cytopathologist.
Day to day examples of different solid pancreatic lesions have been presented at the end.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Iqbal, Shahzad& Friedel, David M.& Gupta, Mala& Ogden, Lorna& Stavropoulos, Stavros N.. 2012. Endoscopic-Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and the Role of the Cytopathologist in Solid Pancreatic Lesion Diagnosis. Pathology Research International،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462976
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Iqbal, Shahzad…[et al.]. Endoscopic-Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and the Role of the Cytopathologist in Solid Pancreatic Lesion Diagnosis. Pathology Research International No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462976
American Medical Association (AMA)
Iqbal, Shahzad& Friedel, David M.& Gupta, Mala& Ogden, Lorna& Stavropoulos, Stavros N.. Endoscopic-Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration and the Role of the Cytopathologist in Solid Pancreatic Lesion Diagnosis. Pathology Research International. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-462976
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-462976