title: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas: a report of three cases.
abstract: The solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare but low-grade malignant tumor with a good prognosis after surgical excision. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a minimally invasive, safe and reliable way of diagnosing SPT by providing characteristic cytological and immunochemical specimens. Definitive preoperative diagnosis leads to targeted and minimally invasive surgical resection. In this study, we report three cases of SPTs that were diagnosed through EUS-FNA and underwent successful laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Yon
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yoon Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jun Hee
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Min Ji
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Kyun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyu Taek
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwang Hyuck
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001706:Biopsy; D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor
keywords: Biopsy, fine-needle; Endosonography; Pancreas; Pancreatic neoplasms; Solid pseudopapillary tumor