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Clinical suspicion of pancreatic cancer despite negative endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy.

Hiro MasudaKrishna KotechaRudra MaitraAnthony J GillAnubhav MittalJaswinder S Samra
Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2021)
This case series highlights the important clinical findings, imaging and biochemical features which need to be considered in patients who have high suspicion for malignancy despite having a negative EUS-FNA cytology result. In these patients with a high index of suspicion, surgical intervention through an upfront resection or further invasive investigation should not be delayed.
Keyphrases
  • fine needle aspiration
  • ultrasound guided
  • end stage renal disease
  • randomized controlled trial
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • high resolution
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • mass spectrometry
  • high grade