Prognostic influence of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in IPMN-derived invasive adenocarcinoma

Abstract Background Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas carries a potential risk of inducing peritoneal tumor cell dissemination. We investigated the diagnostic yield and safety of EUS-FNA-based cytology of cells obtained from th...

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Main Authors: Rei Suzuki, Hiroki Irie, Tadayuki Takagi, Mitsuru Sugimoto, Naoki Konno, Yuki Sato, Ko Watanabe, Jun Nakamura, Shigeru Marubashi, Takuto Hikichi, Hiromasa Ohira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4896-2