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Endoscopy 2014; 46(02): 149-152
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1358922
Innovations and brief communications
© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Malignant cell contamination may lead to false-positive findings at endosonographic fine needle aspiration for tumor staging

Wilson T.-Y. Kwong
1   Division of Gastroenterology University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
3   Division of Gastroenterology Veterans Affairs Medical Center, La Jolla, California, USA
,
Walter J. Coyle
4   Division of Gastroenterology Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California, USA
,
Farnaz Hasteh
2   Department of Pathology University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
,
Michael R. Peterson
2   Department of Pathology University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
,
Thomas J. Savides
1   Division of Gastroenterology University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
,
Mary L. Krinsky
1   Division of Gastroenterology University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
3   Division of Gastroenterology Veterans Affairs Medical Center, La Jolla, California, USA
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