Influence of On-Site Cytopathology Evaluation on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) of Solid Pancreatic Masses

Abstract

On-site cytopathological evaluation improves the diagnostic yield of EUS-guided FNA for the cytological diagnosis of solid pancreatic masses. This is associated with a significantly lower number of inadequate samples and a lower number of needle passes.