TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreas biopsy in the hands of a chest physician
AU - Issa, Mohammad Ahmad
AU - Sidhu, Jatinder Singh
AU - Tehrani, Soudeh Gerami
AU - Clementsen, Paul Frost
AU - Bodtger, Uffe
N1 - © 2023 The Authors.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This is the first paper to report sampling of pancreatic lesions by EUS-B-FNA. A 76 year old patient suspected of primary lung cancer presented with a 36 × 24 mm lesion in the pancreas. Thoracentesis showed malignant cells suggestive of mucinous adenocarcinoma, but immunohistochemistry was inconclusive. Due to rapid deterioration of performance status of this frail patient, the program was shortened to EUS-B-FNA of the pancreatic lesion, which showed mucinous adenocarcinoma suggestive of primary pancreatic cancer. We conclude that EUS-B-FNA from a pancreatic lesion in the hands of a chest physician is feasible and diagnostic of a tumor in pancreas.
AB - This is the first paper to report sampling of pancreatic lesions by EUS-B-FNA. A 76 year old patient suspected of primary lung cancer presented with a 36 × 24 mm lesion in the pancreas. Thoracentesis showed malignant cells suggestive of mucinous adenocarcinoma, but immunohistochemistry was inconclusive. Due to rapid deterioration of performance status of this frail patient, the program was shortened to EUS-B-FNA of the pancreatic lesion, which showed mucinous adenocarcinoma suggestive of primary pancreatic cancer. We conclude that EUS-B-FNA from a pancreatic lesion in the hands of a chest physician is feasible and diagnostic of a tumor in pancreas.
U2 - 10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101833
DO - 10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101833
M3 - Article
C2 - 36942163
SN - 2213-0071
VL - 43
JO - Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
JF - Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
M1 - 101833
ER -