Endoscopic ultrasound approach of pancreatic cancer in chronic pancreatitis patients in a tertiary referral centre.

Abstract

Severity of chronic pancreatitis seems to play an important role in cancer development. Other factors associated with pancreatic cancer were increasing age and complications (such as obstructive jaundice). Due to the low sensitivity of EUS-FNA, patients with a strong suspicion of pancreatic cancer based on imaging tests should be submitted to surgery.