Clin Endosc.  2019 May;52(3):293-294. 10.5946/ce.2018.166.

Microforceps-Assisted Diagnosis of Cystic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. triku001@umn.edu
  • 2Department of Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Diagnosis*
Neuroendocrine Tumors*

Figure

  • Fig. 1. (A) Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan showing a cystic mass in the pancreatic tail. (B) Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) scan showing an anechoic lesion with asymmetric wall thickening. (C) EUS scan showing microforceps sampling through a 19-G needle.

  • Fig. 2. Histopathology slides with ×40 magnification. (A) Hematoxylin-and-eosin staining. (B) Chromogranin positivity. (C) Synaptophysin positivity.


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