Endoscopic Ultrasonography-guided Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology Combined with a Cell-block Method for Gastrointestinal Subepithelial Lesions

Conclusions Since FNA-CB can be used to determine the histology and reproductive activity of GI-SELs accurately, not only preoperative histological confirmation but also reliable information to determine clinical plans, such as follow-up without surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy, can be obtained.PMID:34511568 | DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.7889-21

Source: Internal Medicine - September 13, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Takeshi Shimizu Shinsuke Koshita Tetsuya Ohira Yoshihiro Harada Yoshihide Kanno Takahisa Ogawa Taku Yamagata Hiroaki Kusunose Toshitaka Sakai Takashi Tsuchiya Masaya Oikawa Yutaka Noda Takashi Sawai Kei Ito Source Type: research