title: Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas: diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration cytology.
abstract: Two cases of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas are described in which the diagnosis was made from the material obtained by a computed tomography-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology examination. It is strongly felt that aspiration cytology, when performed under imaging guidance, is sensitive and specific in the diagnosis of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and allows for a relatively simple yet confident diagnostic interpretation of this uncommon pancreatic tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytopathology, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scally
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed