Percutaneous biopsy of pancreatic lesions.
Percutaneous biopsy provides an effective means of tissue diagnosis in pancreatic lesions. Accuracy rates are ranging between 72 and 100%, with a sensitivity for carcinomas between 69 and 90% and a constantly high specificity of 100% in most series of the literature. The rate of major complications is low, with an incidence of about 0.05%.
Neuerburg
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany.
Günther
R W
RW
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*