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

Rei SuzukiHiroki IrieTadayuki TakagiMitsuru SugimotoNaoki KonnoYuki SatoKo WatanabeJun NakamuraShigeru MarubashiTakuto HikichiHiromasa Ohira

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

Even though a correct diagnosis was more difficult to obtain in IPMC than in PDAC, IPMC allows specimens to be obtained without influencing the rate of recurrence and prognosis.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
squamous cell carcinoma
free survival
locally advanced
radiation therapy