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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The superiority of endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) over EUS-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) remains controversial. Given the lack of studies analyzing histologic specimens acquired from EUS-FNB or...
Kim CW, Kim JI, Park SH, Han JY, Kim JK, Chung KW, Sun HS
KMID: 1112189
Korean J Gastroenterol.
2003 Nov;42(5):387-393.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Pyruvate kinase (PK) is a key enzyme of glycolysis. Different isoforms of this enzyme are tissue-specifically expressed (M2-PK, M1-PK, R-PK, L-PK). The concentration of the dimeric M2-PK is...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: A barbed puncture needle with a side hole was recently developed to improve sample quality and quantity in endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA). In this study, we retrospectively assessed...
A chemopreventive approach to cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (including those of head and neck and lung) to reduce the incidence and mortality rates for these cancers has become...