Small and Potentially Resectable Focal Pancreatic Lesions Noted on CT/MRI Scans in Nonjaundiced Patients: Likelihood of Neoplasia and Utility of EUS

摘要

Background Management of small and potentially resectable “mass” lesions encountered on CT/MRI scans in patients without obstructive jaundice (ObJ) is rather empirical since there is scant data on likelihood of neoplasm to formulate treatment strategies. We evaluated (1) the prevalence of neoplasm and (2) performance characteristics of EUS-FNA for diagnosing neoplasm in above-mentioned subset of patients.