{"title":"Introduction to Pancreatic Pathology and Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology.","authors":"Jasreman Dhillon","doi":"10.1159/000455729","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This introductory chapter discusses the demographics of pancreatic tumors and the risk factors associated with pancreatic neoplasms. The WHO 2019 classification of pancreatic epithelial tumors and WHO 2017 classification of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms is provided. The current role of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in the pancreatic lesions, different radiographic modalities and their evolution in the FNA of pancreatic lesions, and utility of rapid on-site evaluation of pancreatic cytology is also discussed. Guidelines on pancreatic pathology provided by the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology (PSC) in 2014 are summarized. These guidelines, which are provided by experts in the field, establish recommendations for clinical follow-up, indications, and preprocedural studies for pancreatic FNA, different techniques of pancreatic FNA, postprocedural follow-up, treatment options for different pancreatobiliary lesions, and utilization of ancillary studies for cytological diagnosis of pancreatic lesions. Standardization of the terminology and nomenclature and the diagnostic categories provided by the PSC are also discussed. Lastly, an algorithmic approach to cytological evaluation of pancreatic masses is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":18805,"journal":{"name":"Monographs in clinical cytology","volume":"26 ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Monographs in clinical cytology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000455729","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2020/9/28 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This introductory chapter discusses the demographics of pancreatic tumors and the risk factors associated with pancreatic neoplasms. The WHO 2019 classification of pancreatic epithelial tumors and WHO 2017 classification of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms is provided. The current role of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) in the pancreatic lesions, different radiographic modalities and their evolution in the FNA of pancreatic lesions, and utility of rapid on-site evaluation of pancreatic cytology is also discussed. Guidelines on pancreatic pathology provided by the Papanicolaou Society of Cytopathology (PSC) in 2014 are summarized. These guidelines, which are provided by experts in the field, establish recommendations for clinical follow-up, indications, and preprocedural studies for pancreatic FNA, different techniques of pancreatic FNA, postprocedural follow-up, treatment options for different pancreatobiliary lesions, and utilization of ancillary studies for cytological diagnosis of pancreatic lesions. Standardization of the terminology and nomenclature and the diagnostic categories provided by the PSC are also discussed. Lastly, an algorithmic approach to cytological evaluation of pancreatic masses is provided.
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Monographs in this series have given the field of cytology an outstanding set of reference works. Volumes perform the important function of correlating extensive basic and clinical findings and applying these to discuss how innovations in cytology can improve patient diagnosis and management. Readers will find descriptions of techniques offering greater simplicity, speed, patient comfort and cost effectiveness as well as improved diagnostic precision. The immense utility of these texts has resulted in the release of updated second editions of earlier volumes, which continue to meet the popular demand for access to this material.