Touch imprint cytology on endoscopic ultrasound fine ‐needle biopsy provides comparable sample quality and diagnostic yield to standard eus‐fna specimens in the evaluation of solid pancreatic lesions

ConclusionsEUS ‐FNB‐TIC provides comparable samples to those of EUS‐FNA‐SC and combines the benefits of cytology and histology for the evaluation of SPLs by employing a single needle during the same endoscopic procedure.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Cytopathology - November 28, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Stefano Francesco Crin ò, Alberto Larghi, Laura Bernardoni, Alice Parisi, Luca Frulloni, Armando Gabbrielli, Pietro Parcesepe, Aldo Scarpa, Erminia Manfrin Tags: Original Article Source Type: research