Impact of endoscopic ultrasonography on diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

M Kitano, T Yoshida, M Itonaga, T Tamura… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Accumulated evidence has revealed that endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has had a
great impact on the clinical evaluation of pancreatic cancers. EUS can provide high …

Biomarkers in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer: Are we closer to finding the golden ticket?

RS O'Neill, A Stoita - World journal of gastroenterology, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a leading cause of cancer related mortality on a global scale. The
disease itself is associated with a dismal prognosis, partly due to its silent nature resulting in …

Pancreatic cystic neoplasms: management and unanswered questions

JJ Farrell, C Fernández-del Castillo - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
Approximately 10% of persons 70 years old or older are now diagnosed with pancreatic
cysts, but it is not clear which ones require additional analysis, interventions, or follow-up …

Prevalence, diagnosis and management of pancreatic cystic neoplasms: current status and future directions

JJ Farrell - Gut and liver, 2015 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are found with increasing prevalence, especially in
elderly asymptomatic individuals. Although the overall risk of malignancy is very low, the …

EUS-guided tissue acquisition: an evidence-based approach (with videos)

S Wani, VR Muthusamy, S Komanduri - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 2014 - giejournal.org
EUS-guided tissue acquisition (EUS-TA) by fine needle aspiration (FNA)(EUS-FNA) and fine-
needle biopsy (EUSFNB) have become integral to the diagnosis and staging of GI and other …

Biomarkers in the lung cancer diagnosis: a clinical perspective.

X Li, T Asmitananda, L Gao, D Gai, Z Song, Y Zhang… - Neoplasma, 2012 - europepmc.org
The propensity for tumor biomarkers to be detected in serum at an early disease stage has
become an area of interest for clinicians. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of 7 …

Intracystic glucose and carcinoembryonic antigen in differentiating histologically confirmed pancreatic mucinous neoplastic cysts

ZL Smith, S Satyavada, R Simons-Linares… - Official journal of the …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: This multicenter cohort study consisted of patients undergoing endoscopic
ultrasound–guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for pancreatic cysts during January …

Targeted cyst wall puncture and aspiration during EUS-FNA increases the diagnostic yield of premalignant and malignant pancreatic cysts

SKS Hong, DE Loren, JN Rogart, AA Siddiqui… - Gastrointestinal …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Characterization of pancreatic cysts by using EUS-FNA includes chemical
and cytologic analysis. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether material obtained from FNA of the …

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm

C Shi, RH Hruban - Human pathology, 2012 - Elsevier
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is a grossly visible (≥ 1 cm), mucin-
producing neoplasm that arises in the main pancreatic duct and/or its branches. Patients …

Development and validation of tumor-educated blood platelets integrin alpha 2b (ITGA2B) RNA for diagnosis and prognosis of non-small-cell lung cancer through …

S **ng, T Zeng, N Xue, Y He, Y Lai, H Li… - … journal of biological …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Currently, there are no molecular biomarkers for the early detection of non-
small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study focused on identifying RNAs found on tumor …