A Triple Approach for Diagnostic Assessment of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration in Pancreatic Solid Masses and Lymph Nodes

[1] Savides TJ(2007)EUS-guided FNA diagnostic yield of malignancy in solid pancreatic masses: a benchmark for quality performance measurement Gastrointest Endosc 66 277-282

[2] Donohue M(1997)Endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy: diagnostic accuracy and complication assessment Gastroenterology 112 1087-1095

[3] Hunt G(1997)Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy using linear array and radial scanning endosonography Gastrointest Endosc 45 243-250

[4] Wiersema MJ(2002)Endosonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in the evaluation of pancreatic masses Am J Gastroenterol 97 1386-1391

[5] Vilmann P(2006)Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of the pancreas: cytomorphological evaluation with emphasis on adequacy assessment, diagnostic criteria and contamination from the gastrointestinal tract Cytopathology 17 34-41

[6] Giovannini M(2002)Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy: a study of 103 cases Cancer 96 232-239

[7] Gress FG(2009)Prospective comparative study of the EUS guided 25-gauge FNA needle with the 19-gauge Trucut needle and 22-gauge FNA needle in patients with solid pancreatic masses J Gastroenterol Hepatol 24 384-390

[8] Hawes RH(2011)Influence of on-site cytopathology evaluation on the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS–FNA) of solid pancreatic masses Am J Gastroenterol 106 1705-1710

[9] Savides TJ(2010)False positive endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration cytology: incidence and risk factors Gut 59 586-593

[10] Harewood GC(2001)EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration combined with flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry in the diagnosis of lymphoma Gastrointest Endosc 53 485-491

[1] Savides TJ(2007)EUS-guided FNA diagnostic yield of malignancy in solid pancreatic masses: a benchmark for quality performance measurement Gastrointest Endosc 66 277-282

[2] Donohue M(1997)Endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy: diagnostic accuracy and complication assessment Gastroenterology 112 1087-1095

[3] Hunt G(1997)Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy using linear array and radial scanning endosonography Gastrointest Endosc 45 243-250

[4] Wiersema MJ(2002)Endosonography-guided fine needle aspiration biopsy in the evaluation of pancreatic masses Am J Gastroenterol 97 1386-1391

[5] Vilmann P(2006)Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of the pancreas: cytomorphological evaluation with emphasis on adequacy assessment, diagnostic criteria and contamination from the gastrointestinal tract Cytopathology 17 34-41

[6] Giovannini M(2002)Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy: a study of 103 cases Cancer 96 232-239

[7] Gress FG(2009)Prospective comparative study of the EUS guided 25-gauge FNA needle with the 19-gauge Trucut needle and 22-gauge FNA needle in patients with solid pancreatic masses J Gastroenterol Hepatol 24 384-390

[8] Hawes RH(2011)Influence of on-site cytopathology evaluation on the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS–FNA) of solid pancreatic masses Am J Gastroenterol 106 1705-1710

[9] Savides TJ(2010)False positive endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration cytology: incidence and risk factors Gut 59 586-593

[10] Harewood GC(2001)EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration combined with flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry in the diagnosis of lymphoma Gastrointest Endosc 53 485-491