Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound tissue acquisition methods for genomic analysis of pancreatic cancer.
Sherif ElhanafiNadim MahmudNorge VergaraMichael L KochmanKoushik K DasGregory G GinsbergMichael RajalaVinay ChandrasekharaPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2018)
Endoscopic ultrasonography can reliably obtain sufficient tissue from PDAC for targeted genomic sequencing for prognostication and theranostics. FNB should be considered when tumor genotyping is requested, especially for tumors ≤ 3 cm or tumors located in the head/neck of the pancreas.