Clinical relevance of performing endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors less than 2 cm.

Charlotte M HeidsmaDiamantis I TsilimigrasFlavio RochaDaniel E AbbottRyan FieldsPaula M SmithGeorge A PoultsidesCliff ChoCasper van EijckElisabeth Nieveen van DijkumShishir K MaithelTimothy M Pawliknull null

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)

Tumor differentiation and Ki-67 index could be determined by EUS-FNA in only 26.4% and 20.1% of cases, respectively. Further studies should focus on EUS techniques to optimize diagnostic yield and cell extraction in the preoperative setting.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
fine needle aspiration
neuroendocrine tumors
single cell
air pollution
cell therapy
patients undergoing
case control
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
stem cells
radiation therapy
rectal cancer