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Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

Tatsuya Ishii
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Akio Katanuma
,
Haruka Toyonaga
,
Koki Chikugo
,
Hiroshi Nasuno
,
Toshifumi Kin
,
Tsuyoshi Hayashi
,
Kuniyuki Takahashi
Version 1 : Received: 27 November 2020 / Approved: 30 November 2020 / Online: 30 November 2020 (14:38:16 CET)

How to cite: Ishii, T.; Katanuma, A.; Toyonaga, H.; Chikugo, K.; Nasuno, H.; Kin, T.; Hayashi, T.; Takahashi, K. Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Preprints 2020, 2020110733. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0733.v1 Ishii, T.; Katanuma, A.; Toyonaga, H.; Chikugo, K.; Nasuno, H.; Kin, T.; Hayashi, T.; Takahashi, K. Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Preprints 2020, 2020110733. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202011.0733.v1

Abstract

Although pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PNENs) are relatively rare tumors, their number is increasing with advances in diagnostic imaging modalities. Even small lesions that are difficult to detect using computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging can be detected with endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). Contrast-enhanced EUS is useful, and not only diagnosis but also malignancy detection have become possible by evaluating the vascularity of tumors. Pathological diagnosis using EUS with fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is useful when diagnostic imaging is difficult. EUS-FNA can also evaluate the grade of malignancy. Pooling the data of the studies which compared the PNENs grading between EUS-FNA samples and surgical specimen, the concordance rate was 77.5% (κ-statistic: 0.65, 95% confidence interval = 0.59 - 0.71, P< 0.01). EUS is a particularly important modality for the treatment of PNENs.

Keywords

endoscopic ultrasound; pancreatic tumor; pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Immunology and Allergy

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