Procedure-related, false-positive cytology results during EUS-guided FNA in patients with esophageal cancer.

Background: EUS is a standard staging procedure in esophageal cancer. For adequate staging, FNA of suspicious lymph nodes is recommended. Based on optimal staging, sophisticated treatment can be applied more properly. The working channel of the endoscope can potentially be contaminated by cancer cel...

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Published in:	Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Vol. 71; no. 7; pp. 1130 - 1134
Main Authors:	van Hemel BM, Lamprou AA, Weersma R, Plukker JTM, Suurmeijer AJH, van Dullemen HM
Format:	pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Jun2010
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