Endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic neoplasms
Protiva P, Sahai A, Agarwal B. Endoscopic ultrasonography in the diagnosis and staging of pancreatic neoplasms. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Cancer 2001, 30: 33-45. PMID: 12489579, DOI: 10.1385/ijgc:30:1-2:033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine-needle aspirationPancreatic cancerEndoscopic ultrasoundEarly diagnosisEUS-guided fine-needle aspirationCurative surgical resectionTime of diagnosisFourth leading causeMost pancreatic cancersLong-term survivalMedian survivalMost patientsSurgical resectionPreoperative stagingHistological confirmationEndoscopic ultrasonographyLeading causePancreatic tumorsPancreatic neoplasmsEUS-FNAOnly chancePatientsCancerHelical CTDiagnosis