Background Preoperative biopsy of pancreatic lesions suspected of malignancy is
controversial. Methods A systematic Medline literature search was carried out. Diagnostic …

Patient management algorithms are evolving as more is learned about the biological
behavior of neoplastic cysts of the pancreas. Cytological analysis alone suffers from …

This book is the third volume of the 4th Edition of the WHO series on histological and genetic
typing of human tumours. It is an authoritative, concise reference book providing an …

Endobronchial ultrasound–guided transbronchial fine-needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a
new technique that facilitates cytologic sampling of mediastinal lymph nodes. We describe …

SEH Cameron, RS Andrade and SE Pambuccian Endobronchial ultrasound‐guided
transbronchial needle aspiration cytology: a state of the art review Endobronchial ultrasound …

Accurate disease staging of patients with pancreatic cancer is essential to divide patients
into prognostic subgroups, to allow delivery of stage‐specific therapies, and to facilitate …

There are three types of pancreatic neoplasms that predominantly have an intraductal
growth pattern: the common, usually cystic, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms …

Background Most endosonographers use an EUS needle with an internal stylet during EUS-
guided FNA (EUS-FNA). Reinserting the stylet into the needle after every pass is tedious …

Background Despite lack of evidence, use of a stylet during endoscopic ultrasound-guided
fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is assumed to improve the quality and diagnostic yield of …

Context.—Pancreatic cytopathology plays an important role in the diagnosis and
management of patients with solid and cystic lesions of the pancreas. Objective.—To serve …