Fluid genetic analyses predict the biological behavior of pancreatic cysts: three-year experience

• Published in: Journal of the Pancreas Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 427 - 432
• Main Authors: Kung, Jonathan S, Lopez, Oscar A, McCoy, Erin E, Reicher, Sofiya, Eysselein, Viktor E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 28.09.2014

EUS with fine-needle aspiration and cyst fluid analysis is routinely used to evaluate pancreatic cysts; however, the clinical course of these lesions is often not well defined. Our study evaluated whether EUS imaging, cyst fluid CEA, and cytology combined with cyst fluid genetic analyses for allelic...