Title: Study of Yield of Endoscopic Ultrasound: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Patients with Solid Pancreatic Masses at S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur

Authors: Dr Murari Lal Meena, Dr Dilip Ramrakhiani, Dr Ashok Jhajharia, Dr Rimjhim Shrimal, Dr Ranjana Solanki

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i4.135

Abstract

Solid masses of pancreas represent a variety of benign and malignant neoplasm of exocrine and endocrine tissue of pancreas. Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) is a relative new technology that employs endoscopic and high frequency ultrasound (US).

Keywords: EUS-FNAB, Pancreatic Carcinoma.

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Corresponding Author

Dr Dilip Ramrakhiani

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