Ultrasound-guided percutaneous fine-needle aspiration cytology in pancreatic cancer.
- 23 October 1982
- Vol. 285 (6349) , 1183-1184
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.285.6349.1183
Abstract
Fifty-five patients underwent ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration from the pancreas. Adequate material was obtained from 33 of the 41 patients with pancreatic malignancy. A cytological diagnosis of cancer was made in 31 (94%) of these; the overall clinical success rate was 75.6%. There were no false-positive results or complications. The sensitivity of the procedure may be increased by repeating the punctures.Keywords
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