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ArticleEndoscopic ultrasound

Diagnosis of lymphoma by endoscopic ultrasound-assisted transendoscopic direct retroperitoneal lymph node biopsy: A case report (with video).

Jintao Guo, Beibei Sun, Sheng Wang, Nan Ge, Guoxin Wang, Weichao Wu, Xiang Liu, Siyu Sun

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Article in Endoscopic ultrasound. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jintao GuoEndoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Beibei SunEndoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Sheng WangEndoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Nan GeEndoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Guoxin WangEndoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Weichao WuEndoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Xiang LiuEndoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
Siyu SunEndoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since its introduction in the early 1990s, endoscopic ultrasound-assisted fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) has been used for sampling of extraintestinal mass lesions and peri-intestinal lymphadenopathy. Although EUS-FNA is highly accurate, lymphomas can be challenging to diagnose using EUS-FNA. We present the case of a 60-year-old male who had experienced upper abdominal discomfort for 1 month. Computerized tomography (CT) examination revealed multiple soft-tissue shadows located above the pancreatic body. The biggest shadow had a cross-sectional area of 7.7 cm × 7.2 cm. Positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) imaging showed increased uptake of (18)F-FDG by these soft-tissue shadows. To investigate further, EUS was performed and it revealed the presence of multiple hypoechoic round lymph nodes. During the procedure, EUS-FNA was performed, but only a few dyskaryotic cells were observed by cytological evaluation. EUS-assisted retroperitoneoscopy and lymph node biopsy were performed to obtain more tissue for immunohistochemical analysis and subclassification of lymphoma. Finally, the patient was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, germinal center B-cell-like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by this technique. EUS-assisted transendoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node biopsy is an alternative procedure for the diagnosis of lymphomas.

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Diagnosisendoscopic ultrasoundlymph nodes biopsylymphoma

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