Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the pancreas: diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration cytology.
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.
Gupta
R K
RK
Department of Cytopathology, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand.
Scally
J
J
Stewart
R J
RJ
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