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Adenocarcinoma
Reports from Massachusetts General Hospital add new data to research in adenocarcinoma
January 20th, 2009
According to a study from the United States, "Endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the gold standard for diagnosis of pancreatic malignancy. This commentary discusses the findings and limitations of a study by Dietrich and colleagues that examined the operative characteristics of contrast-enhanced EUS (CE-EUS) in patients with a solitary, solid, pancreatic mass of less than 4 cm in diameter." "The authors compared the vascularity of adenocarcinomas with that of neuroendocrine tumors and other lesions of the pancreas. The finding of decreased vascularity on CE-EUS had a sensitivity of 92% and a specificity of 100% for the differentiation of...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-01-20)
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