This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Citing Articles via Scopus Google Scholar Articles by Dunn, P. Articles by Stevens, S. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                         What's this?

Familial Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma:

Screening With Endoscopic Ultrasound

Diagnostic Medical Sonography, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 981045 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-1045; pdunn{at}nhsnet.org

Kim Michael, BS, RT, RDMS, RVT

Sherri Stevens, BS, RT, RDMS, RVT

University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska

In the United States, pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth leading cause of adult cancer mortality. Ten percent of cases of pancreatic cancer are hereditary. With earlier detection, the prognosis could, theoretically, be improved. Researchers are studying families with an increased incidence of pancreatic cancer to identify a population at high risk for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Endosonography or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is useful in imaging the pancreas, making early detection a possibility. EUS screening in patients with a history of this disease may help identify a precursor lesion to pancreatic cancer.

Key Words: pancreatic adenocarcinoma • endoscopic ultrasound • endosonography

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 18, No. 4, 205-208 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/875647930201800404


CiteULike    Complore    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    Twitter    What's this?