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DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744657
EUS, CH-EUS, FNA AND FNB OF DEGENERATED IPMN
This video presents the case of 57-year-old woman with onset of epigastric pain with posterior irradiation, dyspepsia, asthenia and recent weight loss; blood test detected high serum level of Carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (5148 U/ml) without alteration of serum amylase and lipase; on the other hand, abdominal CT showed multiple pancreatic cysts with pancreatic atrophy and no clear masses. EUS-FNA and EUS-FNB were performed obtaining the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma cells in a context of necrotic tissue. The final diagnosis was IPMN degenerated with a vascular infiltration. Due to vascular infiltration, a chemotherapy regimen was started.
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Article published online:
14 April 2022
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