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Pancreaticobiliary Tract Cytology

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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the primary modality for obtaining tissue diagnosis of pancreatic masses. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with bile duct brushings for cytology is an additional minimally invasive modality to obtain material for tissue diagnosis, which can be helpful in the assessment of pancreatic neoplasms, particularly ductal adenocarcinomas. This chapter includes more than 50 images demonstrating the key cytologic features of the commonly encountered neoplasms of the pancreas. The role of ancillary studies as an adjunct to cytology is also discussed.

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  1. Department of Pathology, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Judy Pang M.D. & Andrew Sciallis M.D.

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    Momin T. Siddiqui

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    Qing Kay Li

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Pang, J., Sciallis, A. (2018). Pancreaticobiliary Tract Cytology. In: Jing, X., Siddiqui, M., Li, Q. (eds) Atlas of Non-Gynecologic Cytology . Atlas of Anatomic Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89674-8_6

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