Diagnostic Value of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Intra-Abdominal Lymph Nodes in Patients with Concurrent Biopsy of Intra-Abdominal Tumors

Authors

Allison F. Goldberg, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Charalambos C. Solomides, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Marluce Bibbo, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Rossitza Draganova-Tacheva, MD, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, & Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PAFollow

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND

• Diagnostic endoscopic biopsy of intra-abdominal lesions may be performed prior to surgical resections.

• Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of intra-abdominal lymph nodes may also be performed to:

• Yield more information

• Allow for more accurate staging

• We evaluate the additional staging information concurrent fine needle aspiration of intra-abdominal lymph nodes provided

DESIGN

• We included all patients at our institution from January 1, 2000 to March 30, 2015 who, during the same endoscopic procedure, had:

• Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration of an intra-abdominal lymph node AND

• Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration OR a surgical biopsy of an intraabdominal lesion

• We excluded all patients for whom the final diagnosis was lympho-proliferative

• Primary lesions were:

• Pancreatic

• Upper gastrointestinal tract

• Biliary tract

• Gallbladder

• 63 total patients

Recommended Citation

Goldberg, MD, Allison F.; Solomides, MD, Charalambos C.; Bibbo, MD, Marluce; and Draganova-Tacheva, MD, Rossitza, "Diagnostic Value of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Intra-Abdominal Lymph Nodes in Patients with Concurrent Biopsy of Intra-Abdominal Tumors" (2015). Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Resident's Posters. Paper 9.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/pacbresidentposters/9