Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of autoimmune pancreatitis: diagnostic clues and pitfalls
Cai G, Bernstein J, Aslanian HR, Hui P, Chhieng D. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of autoimmune pancreatitis: diagnostic clues and pitfalls. Journal Of The American Society Of Cytopathology 2015, 4: 211-217. PMID: 31051756, DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2015.01.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosis of AIPAutoimmune pancreatitisKRAS mutation analysisFine-needle aspiration evaluationEndoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsyUltrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsySubsequent tissue biopsyFine-needle aspiration biopsyEpithelial cellsOriginal cytologic diagnosesMutation analysisPathologic featuresRetrospective reviewHistopathologic featuresInflammatory processPancreatic malignancyModerate atypiaDiagnostic cluesPlasma cellsCytologic atypiaCytopathology archivesMixed lymphocyteStromal fragmentsCytologic diagnosisPancreatic lesions