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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2006; 12(2): 246-250
Published online Jan 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i2.246
Published online Jan 14, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i2.246
Table 2 Endoscopic findings in B-mode ultrasound in patients with pancreatic carcinoma and focal chronic pancreatitis
| Pancreatic carcinoma | Chronicpancreatitis | ||
| Good quality of imaging | 56 | 30 | |
| Localization | Head | 35 | 25 |
| Corpus | 12 | 4 | |
| Tail | 9 | 1 | |
| Size (cm –SD) | 3.8 (1.09) | 3.02 (0.94) | |
| Echogeneicity | Hypoechoic | 41 | 3 |
| Mixed echoic | 15 | 27 | |
| Borders | Clear | 15 | 25 |
| Irregular | 41 | 5 | |
| Structure | Irregular | 41 | 5 |
| Regular | 15 | 25 | |
| Ducts | Dilated | 39 | 6 |
| Not dilated | 17 | 24 | |
| Lymphnodes | Visible | 15 | 4 |
| Not present | 41 | 26 | |
| Invasion | Visible | 23 | 0 |
| Not visible | 33 | 30 |
- Citation: Hocke M, Schulze E, Gottschalk P, Topalidis T, Dietrich CF. Contrast-enhanced endoscopic ultrasound in discrimination between focal pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(2): 246-250
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i2/246.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i2.246