Cytopathology Lesson 7:

Pancreaticobiliary Cytopathology

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Understand the various imaging modalities utilized for the evaluation of the pancreas and biliary tract and how lesions are sampled.
Be familiar with the interpretative categories in The Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology System for Reporting Pancreaticobiliary Cytology.
Recognize the cytomorphologic findings for normal and abnormal pancreaticobiliary cytology.
Be familiar with the ancillary studies used to evaluate pancreaticobiliary lesions.
Learn how to interpret results of pancreatic cyst fluid analysis.

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Complete post-lesson assessment

Pre-Lesson Assessment

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Overview of the pancreatic FNA

Momin T. Siddiqui, MD Weill Cornell Medicine New York, New York Handouts - https://cdn.ymaws.com/cytopathology.org/resource/resmgr/cyto-econference/weekly_we...

Pancreatic Cysts

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Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Pancreatic Cysts by American College of Gastroenterology: Overview of Radiologic Findings and Ancillary Studies

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Speaker: Uzma D. Siddiqui, MD Learning Objective: Appraise the natural history of pancreatic cysts and recognize the risk of malignancy. Source: World Congre...

EUS FNA

Endoscopic Ultrasound with Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy animation from the Johns Hopkins Pancreatic Cyst Clinic.

This animation describes Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA), an endoscopic procedure used to obtain detailed images of the digesti...

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