EUS for detection of the hepatocellular carcinoma: results of a prospective study

P Singh, RA Erickson, P Mukhopadhyay… - Gastrointestinal …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Early detection of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and accurate
determination of the number of lesions are critical in determining eligibility for liver …

Role of EUS in detection of liver metastasis not seen by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging during staging of pancreatic, gastrointestinal, and …

HH Okasha, MN Wifi, A Awad, Y Abdelfatah… - Endoscopic …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Methods: This prospective study included 730 patients who underwent EUS for staging or
sampling of gastrointestinal, pancreatic, or thoracic malignancy. The liver was examined …

Preoperative evaluation of hepatic lesions for the staging of hepatocellular and metastatic liver carcinoma using endoscopic ultrasonography

SS Awad, S Fagan, S Abudayyeh, N Karim… - The American journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND:: Noninvasive imaging techniques, such as dynamic computed tomography
(CT), magnetic resonance imaging and transabdominal ultrasonography are limited in their …

Detection of occult liver metastases during EUS for staging of malignancies

P Prasad, N Schmulewitz, A Patel… - Gastrointestinal …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: EUS is commonly used in the staging of GI, thoracic, and other
malignancies. Studies suggest EUS can detect occult liver metastases, but the frequency …

EUS-derived criteria for distinguishing benign from malignant metastatic solid hepatic masses

LL Fujii-Lau, BKA Dayyeh, MJ Bruno, KJ Chang… - Gastrointestinal …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Detection of hepatic metastases during EUS is an important component of
tumor staging. Objective To describe our experience with EUS-guided FNA (EUS-FNA) of …

Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of liver lesions

P Nguyen, JC Feng, KJ Chang - Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 1999 - Elsevier
Background: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) is not traditionally thought to be clinically
applicable in liver imaging. EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration of the liver has not been well …

EUS-guided fine needle aspiration of the liver: indications, yield, and safety based on an international survey of 167 cases

BJ Hoffman, RH Hawes, C Van Enckevort… - Gastrointestinal …, 2002 - Elsevier
Background: The liver is a common site of metastases for various malignancies. EUS-guided
fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) of liver masses has only been reported in small series …

Diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a high-risk patient by using transgastric EUS-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNA)

S Hollerbach, M Reiser, T Topalidis… - Zeitschrift für …, 2003 - thieme-connect.com
Das hepatozelluläre Karzinom (HCC) ist der am häufigsten vorkommende primäre maligne
Lebertumor. Das HCC entsteht zumeist bei Individuen mit einer chronischen viralen …

EUS-guided FNA could be another important tool for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

PJ Thuluvath - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2007 - giejournal.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the 5th most common cancer in the world, with a very
wide geographic variation. 1 Although the incidence is high in many parts of Asia, Africa …

Endoscopic ultrasound versus CT scan for detection of the metastases to the liver: results of a prospective comparative study

P Singh, P Mukhopadhyay, B Bhatt… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Background Computed tomography (CT) scan is a standard test for the detection of the liver
metastases; however, metastases are often missed on the CT scan. Objective To compare …