Brush cytology diagnosis of pancreatic malignancies during ERCP / 中华消化内镜杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the usefulness of cytologic examinations of pancreatic duct brushing obstained during ERCP in diagnosis of pancreatic neoplasms. Methods In 27 patients with suspected manlignancy, cytologic examinations of pancreatic duct brushing during ERCP were performed. Results The positive rate of brush cytology was 55.6%.The results were affected by the location of lesion, correct cytodiagnoses of cancer were 69.2% in cancer at the head of the pancreas and 60% in cancer of the body. The accuracy rate of ERCP was 77.8%.However, by combining these 2 methods, the accuracy rate rose to 100%. Conclusion Our results confirm the significance,safety,and usefulness of the cytologic specimens obtained at the time of ERCP for the diagnosis of pancreatic neoplasms.