ArticleEndoscopic ultrasound
Pseudo solid-appearing pancreatic serous microcystic adenomas: Histologic diagnosis with the EUS core biopsy fork-tip needle.
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- Hypervascular solid-appearing serous cystadenoma as a mimic of nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour: a systematic review.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Pooled it
- Endoscopic ultrasound for pancreatic cystic lesions: a narrative review.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2025Review
- Histologic Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions with Endoscopic Ultrasound Fine Needle Biopsy and Impact on Management Decisions.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2025Article
- Resectable pancreatic solid lesions: Time to move from surgical diagnosis?Endoscopic ultrasoundReview
- Endosonographers performing on-site evaluation of solid pancreatic specimens for EUS-guided biopsy: A formal training method and learning curves.Endoscopic ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesDespite rarely, serous cystic adenoma (SCA) can assume a pseudo-solid aspect mimicking other pancreatic neoplasm as neuroendocrine tumor. EUS-FNA cytology has low diagnostic accuracy due to the scant cellularity of the collected samples. Histological diagnosis is usually made after resection. Recently, end-cutting needles for EUS-fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB), which obtain tissue cores by penetrating the lesions, have been developed. We aimed to assess the capability of EUS-FNB with SharkCore™ needles in the preoperative diagnosis of serous cystic adenoma pseudo-solid-appearing on imaging (Sa-SCA). MATERIALS AND
methodsBetween January 2016 and January 2018, data from consecutive adult patients, who were referred for EUS-FNB of a solid pancreatic lesion and were diagnosed with having SCA, were retrieved from a single-center institutional database.
resultsTwo patients were excluded because of microcystic aspect at EUS. Histological diagnosis of SCA was made by EUS-FNB in the remaining 7 patients (5 females; mean age of 62.5 years). Lesions (mean size of 19.8 mm) were hypervascular on cross-sectional imaging, slightly hyperdense magnetic resonance imaging with T2-weighted images can, and negative at
conclusionsIn the case of preoperative workup suspected for Sa-SCA, a "forward acquiring" needle could improve the rate of preoperative histological diagnosis.
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