The role of needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy in the diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

• Main Authors: Masanori Yamada (Author), Kazuo Hara (Author), Nobumasa Mizuno (Author), Shin Haba (Author), Takamichi Kuwahara (Author), Nozomi Okuno (Author), Yasuhiro Kuraishi (Author), Takafumi Yanaidani (Author), Sho Ishikawa (Author), Tsukasa Yasuda (Author), Toshitaka Fukui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a highly accurate method for diagnosing pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs); however, some PNETs are difficult to diagnose. Recently, the efficacy of needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy (nCLE) in diagnosing...