目的:复习肝脏尾状叶肿瘤的病例资料,评价内镜超声引导下细针穿刺(endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration,EUS-FNA)肝尾状叶对恶性肿瘤的诊断价值.方法:4例患者其他影像学检查发现肝脏占位,并行相应的辅助检查.总结其主...目的:复习肝脏尾状叶肿瘤的病例资料,评价内镜超声引导下细针穿刺(endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration,EUS-FNA)肝尾状叶对恶性肿瘤的诊断价值.方法:4例患者其他影像学检查发现肝脏占位,并行相应的辅助检查.总结其主要临床特点.肝脏尾状叶占位和相关部位行EUS-FNA,穿刺物行细胞学检查和组织学检查.内镜超声在食管胃连接处探头指向右侧扫查到肝尾状叶,穿刺肝尾状叶.结果:4例患者,男3例,女1例,年龄50岁-69岁.穿刺9个部位(肝尾状叶4,肝左叶1,胰腺2,肝门淋巴结1,腹膜后淋巴结1).9个穿刺部位中,肝门部淋巴结未获得足够的组织学标本,仅作细胞学涂片诊断腺癌转移;其他8个病灶均获得足够的组织学标本进行细胞学涂片和组织学检查,均获得明确的病理学诊断和临床诊断.所有患者均未出现并发症.诊断胰头癌并肝转移2例,胆管细胞癌并肝门淋巴结转移1例,原发性肝癌并腹腔转移1例.结论:内镜超声在食管胃连接处探头指向右侧可非常容易扫查到肝尾状叶,行EUS-FNA路径短,可精准穿刺到肝尾状叶的占位,安全性高,EUS-FNA肝尾状叶肿瘤有重要的临床价值.展开更多
Background and Study Aims: Endoscopic mucosal resection and photodynamic therapy are exciting, minimally invasive curative techniques that represent an alternative to surgery in patients with Barrett’s esophagus and ...Background and Study Aims: Endoscopic mucosal resection and photodynamic therapy are exciting, minimally invasive curative techniques that represent an alternative to surgery in patients with Barrett’s esophagus and high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal adenocarcinoma. However, there is lack of uniformity regarding which staging method should be used prior to therapy, and some investigators even question whether staging is required prior to ablation. We report our experience with a protocol of conventional endoscopic ultrasound staging prior to endoscopic therapy. Patients and Methods: A total of 25 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal adenocarcinoma in Barrett’s esophagus who had been referred to the University of Chicago for staging in preparation for endoscopic therapy between March 2002 and November 2004 were included in the study. All 25 patients underwent repeat diagnostic endoscopy and conventional endosonography with a radial echo endoscope. Any suspicious lymph nodes that were detected were sampled using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. Results: Baseline pathology in the 25 patients (mean age 70, range 49- 85) revealed high-grade dysplasia in 12 patients and intramucosal carcinoma in 13 patients. Five patients were found to have submucosal invasion on conventional endosonography. Seven patients had suspicious adenopathy, six regional (N1) and one metastatic to the celiac axis (M1a). Fine-needle aspiration confirmed malignancy in five of these seven patients. Based on these results, five patients (20% ) were deemed to be unsuitable candidates for endoscopic therapy. Conclusions: By detecting unsuspected malignant lymphadenopathy, conventional endosonography and endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration dramatically changed the course of management in 20% of patients referred for endoscopic therapy of Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal carcinoma. Based on our results, we believe that conventional endosonography and endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration when nodal disease is present should be performed routinely in all patients referred for endoscopic therapy in this setting.展开更多
Background:Telomerase activity is up-regulated in pancreatic cancer.Hence,measurement of telomerase activity in pancreatic needle-biopsy specimens could assist in establishing a positive diagnosis in specimens that ar...Background:Telomerase activity is up-regulated in pancreatic cancer.Hence,measurement of telomerase activity in pancreatic needle-biopsy specimens could assist in establishing a positive diagnosis in specimens that are inadequate for cytology.Objective:To determine the sensitivity and specificity of telomerase activity for neoplasia in a series of EUS-guided fine-needle aspirate(EUS-FNA)biopsies of pancreatic mass lesions.Design:Prospective,consecutive,nonrandomized cohort.Setting:Academic hospital,tertiary referral center.Patients:Seventy-one patients with a pancreatic mass diagnosed by cross-sectional imaging.Interventions:EUS-FNA of 52 solid and 18 cystic pancreatic lesions.Main Outcome Measurements:(1)Cytologic diagnosis;(2)tissue telomerase activity by semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction;(3)patient demographics;(4)clinical outcomes.Results:Cytology results were positive for adenocarcinoma in 40 patients with a solid pancreatic mass;of these,telomerase activity was detected in 31.There were no telomerase false-positive results.Telomerase results were positive in 6 of the 7 patients(86%)who had negative cytology results and who eventually were found to have biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma.The sensitivity and specificity of telomerase activity for detecting pancreatic adenocarcinoma in solid masses was 79%(95%CI,64%-89%)and 100%(95%CI,55%-100%).Limitations:Extremely high sensitivity and specificity of EUS-FNA cytology in solid lesions minimized the incremental benefit of telomerase.Conclusions:Telomerase activity can be measured readily in specimens obtained at EUS-FNA and accurately predicts malignancy.Used in combination with cytology,telomerase increased the sensitivity from 85%to 98%while maintaining the specificity at 100%.Lesions with negative cytology result and positive telomerase activity should be evaluated aggressively to exclude malignancy.展开更多
Background and study aims: It would be desirable to develop minimally invasive methods of tissue diagnosis from lymph nodes as well as solid lesions in the mediastinum. The aim of the present study was to test the com...Background and study aims: It would be desirable to develop minimally invasive methods of tissue diagnosis from lymph nodes as well as solid lesions in the mediastinum. The aim of the present study was to test the combined method of transesophageal endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA)and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the evaluation of mediastinal lesions. Patients and methods: EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA were compared in 33 patients, for the staging of lung cancer in patients with an established diagnosis of nonsmall-cell lung cancer (n = 20) or for diagnosis of a suspicious mediastinal lesion in patients with suspected lung cancer (n = 13). E-BUS-TBNA and EUS-FNA were unsuccessful in one patient each. The diagnoses were verified in 28 of the remaining 31 patients either at thoracotomy (n = 9) or during the clinical follow-up (n = 19). Results: A total of 119 lesions were sampled by EUS-FNA (n = 59) and EBUS-TBNA (n = 60). EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA demonstrated cancer in 26 and 28 lesions, respectively, and benign cytology in 30 and 28 lesions, respectively. Suspicious cells were found in three and four lesions by EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA, respectively. When the 60 EBUS-TBNA samples were compared with the 59 EUS-FNA samples, 11 additional cancer diagnoses and three samples with suspicious cells were obtained by EBUS-TBNA that had not been obtained by EUS-FNA. Conversely, EUSFNA diagnosed 12 additional cancer diagnoses, one suspicious and one specific benign diagnosis (sarcoidosis) in addition to EBUS-TBNA.With a combined approach (EUS-FNA+ EBUS-TBNA) in 28 of the 31 patients in whom a final diagnosis was obtained in the evaluation of mediastinal cancer, 20 patients were found to have mediastinal involvement, whereas no mediastinal metastases were found in eight patients. The accuracy of EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA, in combination, for the diagnosis of mediastinal cancer was 100% (95% CI, 83-100% ). Conclusions: EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA appear to be complementary methods. A combined approach with both EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA may be able to replace more invasive methods for evaluating lung cancer patients with suspected hilar or mediastinal metastases, as well as for evaluating unclear mediastinal or hilar lesions.展开更多
为提高超声内镜引导细针穿刺抽吸/活检术(endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy,EUS-FNA/B)诊断准确率,快速现场评估(rapid on site evaluation,ROSE)被应用于该操作中,通过细胞病理医师现场评估标本取材满意度...为提高超声内镜引导细针穿刺抽吸/活检术(endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy,EUS-FNA/B)诊断准确率,快速现场评估(rapid on site evaluation,ROSE)被应用于该操作中,通过细胞病理医师现场评估标本取材满意度及标本的良恶性,让内镜医师及时获得反馈,以提高诊断准确率、减少不必要的穿刺。由于许多内镜中心无法实现细胞病理医师进行ROSE,目前逐渐出现内镜医师进行ROSE。内镜医师能否胜任ROSE,其诊断效能能否与细胞病理医师相媲美值得探讨。文中结合近年来文献进展,对内镜医师在胰腺实性占位EUS-FNA/B标本快速评估中的作用进行了综述。展开更多
胆囊癌侵袭性强,进展速度快,早期诊断胆囊癌是提升预后的关键。本综述回顾了以胆囊为靶点的超声内镜引导细针穿刺抽吸/活检术(endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration/biopsy,EUS-FNA/B)诊断胆囊癌的研究,总结了EUS-FNA/...胆囊癌侵袭性强,进展速度快,早期诊断胆囊癌是提升预后的关键。本综述回顾了以胆囊为靶点的超声内镜引导细针穿刺抽吸/活检术(endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration/biopsy,EUS-FNA/B)诊断胆囊癌的研究,总结了EUS-FNA/B对胆囊癌的诊断效能、可能影响诊断率的因素以及不良事件。展开更多
文摘目的:复习肝脏尾状叶肿瘤的病例资料,评价内镜超声引导下细针穿刺(endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration,EUS-FNA)肝尾状叶对恶性肿瘤的诊断价值.方法:4例患者其他影像学检查发现肝脏占位,并行相应的辅助检查.总结其主要临床特点.肝脏尾状叶占位和相关部位行EUS-FNA,穿刺物行细胞学检查和组织学检查.内镜超声在食管胃连接处探头指向右侧扫查到肝尾状叶,穿刺肝尾状叶.结果:4例患者,男3例,女1例,年龄50岁-69岁.穿刺9个部位(肝尾状叶4,肝左叶1,胰腺2,肝门淋巴结1,腹膜后淋巴结1).9个穿刺部位中,肝门部淋巴结未获得足够的组织学标本,仅作细胞学涂片诊断腺癌转移;其他8个病灶均获得足够的组织学标本进行细胞学涂片和组织学检查,均获得明确的病理学诊断和临床诊断.所有患者均未出现并发症.诊断胰头癌并肝转移2例,胆管细胞癌并肝门淋巴结转移1例,原发性肝癌并腹腔转移1例.结论:内镜超声在食管胃连接处探头指向右侧可非常容易扫查到肝尾状叶,行EUS-FNA路径短,可精准穿刺到肝尾状叶的占位,安全性高,EUS-FNA肝尾状叶肿瘤有重要的临床价值.
文摘Background and Study Aims: Endoscopic mucosal resection and photodynamic therapy are exciting, minimally invasive curative techniques that represent an alternative to surgery in patients with Barrett’s esophagus and high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal adenocarcinoma. However, there is lack of uniformity regarding which staging method should be used prior to therapy, and some investigators even question whether staging is required prior to ablation. We report our experience with a protocol of conventional endoscopic ultrasound staging prior to endoscopic therapy. Patients and Methods: A total of 25 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal adenocarcinoma in Barrett’s esophagus who had been referred to the University of Chicago for staging in preparation for endoscopic therapy between March 2002 and November 2004 were included in the study. All 25 patients underwent repeat diagnostic endoscopy and conventional endosonography with a radial echo endoscope. Any suspicious lymph nodes that were detected were sampled using endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. Results: Baseline pathology in the 25 patients (mean age 70, range 49- 85) revealed high-grade dysplasia in 12 patients and intramucosal carcinoma in 13 patients. Five patients were found to have submucosal invasion on conventional endosonography. Seven patients had suspicious adenopathy, six regional (N1) and one metastatic to the celiac axis (M1a). Fine-needle aspiration confirmed malignancy in five of these seven patients. Based on these results, five patients (20% ) were deemed to be unsuitable candidates for endoscopic therapy. Conclusions: By detecting unsuspected malignant lymphadenopathy, conventional endosonography and endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration dramatically changed the course of management in 20% of patients referred for endoscopic therapy of Barrett’s esophagus with high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal carcinoma. Based on our results, we believe that conventional endosonography and endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration when nodal disease is present should be performed routinely in all patients referred for endoscopic therapy in this setting.
文摘Background:Telomerase activity is up-regulated in pancreatic cancer.Hence,measurement of telomerase activity in pancreatic needle-biopsy specimens could assist in establishing a positive diagnosis in specimens that are inadequate for cytology.Objective:To determine the sensitivity and specificity of telomerase activity for neoplasia in a series of EUS-guided fine-needle aspirate(EUS-FNA)biopsies of pancreatic mass lesions.Design:Prospective,consecutive,nonrandomized cohort.Setting:Academic hospital,tertiary referral center.Patients:Seventy-one patients with a pancreatic mass diagnosed by cross-sectional imaging.Interventions:EUS-FNA of 52 solid and 18 cystic pancreatic lesions.Main Outcome Measurements:(1)Cytologic diagnosis;(2)tissue telomerase activity by semi-quantitative polymerase chain reaction;(3)patient demographics;(4)clinical outcomes.Results:Cytology results were positive for adenocarcinoma in 40 patients with a solid pancreatic mass;of these,telomerase activity was detected in 31.There were no telomerase false-positive results.Telomerase results were positive in 6 of the 7 patients(86%)who had negative cytology results and who eventually were found to have biopsy-proven adenocarcinoma.The sensitivity and specificity of telomerase activity for detecting pancreatic adenocarcinoma in solid masses was 79%(95%CI,64%-89%)and 100%(95%CI,55%-100%).Limitations:Extremely high sensitivity and specificity of EUS-FNA cytology in solid lesions minimized the incremental benefit of telomerase.Conclusions:Telomerase activity can be measured readily in specimens obtained at EUS-FNA and accurately predicts malignancy.Used in combination with cytology,telomerase increased the sensitivity from 85%to 98%while maintaining the specificity at 100%.Lesions with negative cytology result and positive telomerase activity should be evaluated aggressively to exclude malignancy.
文摘Background and study aims: It would be desirable to develop minimally invasive methods of tissue diagnosis from lymph nodes as well as solid lesions in the mediastinum. The aim of the present study was to test the combined method of transesophageal endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA)and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the evaluation of mediastinal lesions. Patients and methods: EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA were compared in 33 patients, for the staging of lung cancer in patients with an established diagnosis of nonsmall-cell lung cancer (n = 20) or for diagnosis of a suspicious mediastinal lesion in patients with suspected lung cancer (n = 13). E-BUS-TBNA and EUS-FNA were unsuccessful in one patient each. The diagnoses were verified in 28 of the remaining 31 patients either at thoracotomy (n = 9) or during the clinical follow-up (n = 19). Results: A total of 119 lesions were sampled by EUS-FNA (n = 59) and EBUS-TBNA (n = 60). EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA demonstrated cancer in 26 and 28 lesions, respectively, and benign cytology in 30 and 28 lesions, respectively. Suspicious cells were found in three and four lesions by EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA, respectively. When the 60 EBUS-TBNA samples were compared with the 59 EUS-FNA samples, 11 additional cancer diagnoses and three samples with suspicious cells were obtained by EBUS-TBNA that had not been obtained by EUS-FNA. Conversely, EUSFNA diagnosed 12 additional cancer diagnoses, one suspicious and one specific benign diagnosis (sarcoidosis) in addition to EBUS-TBNA.With a combined approach (EUS-FNA+ EBUS-TBNA) in 28 of the 31 patients in whom a final diagnosis was obtained in the evaluation of mediastinal cancer, 20 patients were found to have mediastinal involvement, whereas no mediastinal metastases were found in eight patients. The accuracy of EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA, in combination, for the diagnosis of mediastinal cancer was 100% (95% CI, 83-100% ). Conclusions: EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA appear to be complementary methods. A combined approach with both EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA may be able to replace more invasive methods for evaluating lung cancer patients with suspected hilar or mediastinal metastases, as well as for evaluating unclear mediastinal or hilar lesions.
文摘为提高超声内镜引导细针穿刺抽吸/活检术(endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration/biopsy,EUS-FNA/B)诊断准确率,快速现场评估(rapid on site evaluation,ROSE)被应用于该操作中,通过细胞病理医师现场评估标本取材满意度及标本的良恶性,让内镜医师及时获得反馈,以提高诊断准确率、减少不必要的穿刺。由于许多内镜中心无法实现细胞病理医师进行ROSE,目前逐渐出现内镜医师进行ROSE。内镜医师能否胜任ROSE,其诊断效能能否与细胞病理医师相媲美值得探讨。文中结合近年来文献进展,对内镜医师在胰腺实性占位EUS-FNA/B标本快速评估中的作用进行了综述。
文摘胆囊癌侵袭性强,进展速度快,早期诊断胆囊癌是提升预后的关键。本综述回顾了以胆囊为靶点的超声内镜引导细针穿刺抽吸/活检术(endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration/biopsy,EUS-FNA/B)诊断胆囊癌的研究,总结了EUS-FNA/B对胆囊癌的诊断效能、可能影响诊断率的因素以及不良事件。