title: Primary squamous cell carcinoma of pancreas diagnosed by EUS-FNA: a case report.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas has been sparsely described since the 1940s, and generally has a poor prognosis. Herein, we present a case of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the pancreas with liver metastasis, both confirmed by endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report in literature utilizing EUS-FNA for a cell-type specific diagnosis of primary pancreatic squamous cell carcinoma with a liver metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Digestive Disease, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. larrylai@alumni.cuhk.net
authors.forename: Larry Hin
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Romagnuolo
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology