Cohen M M
Am Surg. 1979 Nov;45(11):715-7.
Ultrasonography was performed on 37 patients with proven cancer of the pancreas. Three patients had lesions too small to be detectable, but, in the remainder, abnormalities were found in 30 (88%). Subsequently, percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology was obtained in 12 patients with suspected pancreatic cancer, in whom ultrasound confirmed the presence of a mass. There were two false negative results and no false positive diagnosis. For seven patients laparotomy was avoided. Ultrasonography should be the first investigation in patients with suspected cancer of the pancreas, and, if a mass is detected, it should be aspirated percutaneously using a fine needle.
对37例已确诊为胰腺癌的患者进行了超声检查。3例患者的病灶过小无法检测到，但其余患者中，30例（88%）发现了异常。随后，对12例疑似胰腺癌且超声证实有肿块的患者进行了经皮细针穿刺细胞学检查。有2例假阴性结果，无假阳性诊断。7例患者避免了剖腹手术。超声检查应作为疑似胰腺癌患者的首选检查方法，如果检测到肿块，应使用细针经皮抽吸。
