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Optimizing the multimodal approach to pancreatic cyst fluid diagnosis: developing a volume-based triage protocol.
Cancer cytopathology - 1 Feb 2013
Chai Siaw Ming, Herba Karl, Kumarasinghe M Priyanthi, de Boer W Bastiaan, Amanuel Benhur, Grieu-Iacopetta Fabienne, Lim Ee Mun, Segarajasingam Dev, Yusoff Ian, Choo Chris, Frost Felicity
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BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to develop a triage algorithm to optimize diagnostic yield from cytology, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) testing on different components of a single pancreatic cyst fluid specimen. The authors also sought to determine whether cell block supernatant was suitable for CEA and KRAS testing. METHODS: Fifty-four...
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