Role of endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration evaluating adrenal gland enlargement or mass

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World Journal of Nephrology

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World J Nephrol. Aug 6, 2014; 3(3): 92-100
Published online Aug 6, 2014. doi: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.92

Table 2 Indications for endoscopic ultrasound

Indication for EUS	n (%)
Cancer staging¹	26 (27)
Suspected cancer recurrence₂	5 (6)
Abnormal CT/PET-CT or MRI
Pancreatic mass	20 (21)
Mediastinal mass	10 (11)
Lung mass	7 (7)
Adrenal mass	7(7)
Gastric mass	2 (2)
Liver mass	3 (3)
Kidney mass	1 (1)
Retroperitoneal mass	1 (1)
Other³	12 (13)
Total of patients	94

¹Esophageal cancer (n = 3), gastric cancer (n = 2), breast (n = 1), jejunal adenocarcinoma (n = 1), renal cell cancer (n = 2), cholangiocarcinoma (n = 1), lung cancer (n = 16); ²Suspected recurrence of oral cancer (n = 1), breast cancer (n = 1), hepatoma (n = 1), lung adenocarcinoma (n = 1), esophageal adenocarcinoma (n = 1);

³Chronic pancreatitis (n = 3), abnormal upper endoscopy (n = 3), common bile duct stricture (n = 2), celiac nerve block (n = 1), suspected metastatic disease on imaging (n = 1), Barrett’s esophagus with high grade dysplasia (n = 1), ectatic pancreatic duct (n = 1). EUS: Endoscopic ultrasound; PET: Positron emission tomography; CT: Computed tomography.

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Citation: Martinez M, LeBlanc J, Al-Haddad M, Sherman S, DeWitt J. Role of endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration evaluating adrenal gland enlargement or mass. World J Nephrol 2014; 3(3): 92-100
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.92

Martinez M, LeBlanc J, Al-Haddad M, Sherman S, DeWitt J. Role of endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration evaluating adrenal gland enlargement or mass. World J Nephrol 2014; 3(3): 92-100 [PMID: 25332900 DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.92]

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