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3721390

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
A consecutive series of 51 patients with suspected pancreatic cancer were studied in order to evaluate the contribution of cytologic data in establishing a definitive diagnosis of the tumor. A percutaneous ultrasonically-guided, and a peroperative fine-needle, aspiration were performed in 26 and 29 patients, respectively; 4 cases underwent both methods. Final histologic diagnosis in surgical or autopsy specimens showed cancer of the pancreas in 41 cases and chronic pancreatitis in 10. Cytology was successful in 33/41 cancer patients (80.5%): percutaneous aspiration was positive in 15/20 (75%) cases, and peroperative aspiration in 18/25 (72%). The difference between the two methods was not significant. Neither technique gave false positives in chronic pancreatitis. In none of the 51 patients was relevant morbidity reported. These cytological studies are at present accurate and mostly safer than histologic examinations. In particular ultrasound-guided percutaneous aspiration should be given precedence, since it provides preoperative confirmation of the tumor, thus obviating the need for exploratory laparotomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0172-6390
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
75-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparative study of percutaneous and peroperative fine-needle aspirations in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study