title: Nuclear DNA analysis of the periampullary carcinoma using cytologic bile specimens.
abstract: DNA cytofluorometric analysis of carcinoma cells of the periampullary region was performed using cytologic bile specimens. The materials were obtained from three cases of obstructive jaundice through percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage tubes. The DNA ploidy histograms of bile samples could be evaluated as well as those of paraffin-embedded tissue samples. DNA analysis using cytologic bile specimens may reveal biological behavior of carcinoma cells and provide useful information for the choice of therapeutic interventions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Sendai National Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakizaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001646:Bile / Q000166:cytology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000737:chemistry; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry; D003138:Common Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm