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Evaluation of Imaging-Guided Core Biopsy of Pancreatic Masses

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.
² Present address: William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West Thirteen Mile Rd., Royal Oak, MI 48073.
³ Present address: Department of Radiology, Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI 48075.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity and accuracy of imaging-guided core biopsy in the diagnosis of pancreatic masses.

CONCLUSION. Imaging-guided core biopsy is sensitive, safe, and accurate in the diagnosis of malignant lesions of the pancreas. Benign biopsy findings cannot be used to exclude the presence of a neoplasm, and repetition of a biopsy should be considered if there is high clinical suspicion of malignancy.

Keywords: biopsy • core biopsy • CT • fine-needle aspiration • pancreas • sonography

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