Endoscopic ultrasound with biopsy of omental mass for cholangiocarcinoma diagnosis in cirrhosis.
World J Gastrointest Endosc
; 3(6): 124-8, 2011 Jun 16.
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| ID: mdl-21860680
ABSTRACT
In this report, a patient had a previous diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma with an extended cholecystectomy. Three years later, he was evaluated for recurrent ascites. The patient had several large volume paracentesis, without evidence of malignant cells. Subsequently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with fine needle aspiration (FNA) of both lymph and omental nodules was utilized. While the lymph nodes were negative for malignancy, the omental nodule was interrogated with multiple antibodies and was found to be positive for neoplasia. EUS with FNA can safely be used in patients with cirrhosis to spare the patient invasive evaluation such as exploratory laparotomy (ex-lap) for diagnosis and staging of cholangiocarcinoma.
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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En
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World J Gastrointest Endosc
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos