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. 2017 Dec;6(Suppl 3):S95-S98.
doi: 10.4103/eus.eus_71_17.

How to prepare, handle, read, and improve EUS-FNA and fine-needle biopsy for solid pancreatic lesions: The pathologist's role

Katharina Biermann  1 , María Dolores Lozano Escario  2 , Shantel Hébert-Magee  3 , Guido Rindi  4 , Claudio Doglioni  5
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How to prepare, handle, read, and improve EUS-FNA and fine-needle biopsy for solid pancreatic lesions: The pathologist's role

Katharina Biermann et al. Endosc Ultrasound. 2017 Dec.
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Figure 1
Proposed algorithm for tissue processing of endoscopic ultrasound aspirations. FNA: Fine needle aspiration
Figure 2
Figure 2
Example of endoscopic ultrasound-fine-needle aspiration (a) with subsequent smear, (b) thin preparation, and (c) cellblock preparation (H and E) staining, (d) Immunohistochemical staining
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  • Endosc Ultrasound. 6(Suppl 3):57.

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