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Early pancreatic adenocarcinoma Feb 23, 2009
Small pancreatic adenocarcinoma (20 mm) confirmed by EUS-guided FNA and visualized by EUS elastography as a hard mass (consistently blue) invading the intrapancreatic portion of the common bile duct.
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Pancreatic body adenocarcinoma Feb 22, 2009
Large pancreatic body mass, in a 72-years-old man admitted with epigastric pain, weight loss and recent onset diabetes.
The diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma was confirmed by EUS-guided FNA. EUS elastography showed a hard mass (predominantly blue).
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma Feb 22, 2009
Hard (predominantly blue-green) pancreatic head mass, visualized by EUS elastography in a woman presenting with progressive jaundice. The mass was invading completely the pancreatico-duodenal artery, the distal portion of the common bile duct and pancreatic duct. The diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma was confirmed by EUS-guided FNA.
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Pancreatic head adenocarcinoma Sep 10, 2005
Pancreatic head tumor mass visualized by EUS as a 3 cm hypoechoic mass at the level of the pancreatic head, with dilatation of the common bile duct and posterior invasion of the portal vein. Elastography showed a hard mass (homogenous blue pattern) as compared with the surrounding soft tissues. The diagnosis was confirmed by EUS-guided FNA with multiple passes (Provided by Prof. Dr. Peter Vilmann, Dr. Adrian Saftoiu).
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