title: Percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy of pancreatic cancer guided by ultrasonography.
abstract: Fine needle aspiration biopsy guided by ultrasonography was performed in 39 patients with pancreatic cancer to evaluate the value of the technique for establishing a proved histologic diagnosis. Aspirated material suitable for cytologic evaluation of smear preparation was obtained from 33 patients (84.6%). Among the 33 patients, cytologic diagnosis of pancreatic cancer was possible in 28 patients (84.9%). There was mild abdominal pain only in one patient (2.6%). In conclusion, percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy guided by ultrasonography proved to be a safe and useful method for histologic diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography