Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	13555
Country	Brazil

Received	2014-08-27 08:16
Peer-Review Started	2014-08-28 10:34
To Make the First Decision	2014-09-27 15:58
Return for Revision	2014-11-19 16:15
Revised	2014-12-23 08:43
Second Decision	2015-01-08 13:09
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-01-08 19:52
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-01-16 17:30
Articles in Press	2015-01-16 18:20
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-03-12 16:23
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-03-30 14:23

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Category	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Computed tomography-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy in pancreatic tumor diagnosis
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Chiang J Tyng, Maria Fernanda A Almeida, Paula NV Barbosa, Almir GV Bitencourt, José Augusto AG Berg, Macello S Maciel, Felipe JF Coimbra, Luiz Henrique O Schiavon, Maria Dirlei Begnami, Marcos D Guimarães, Charles E Zurstrassen and Rubens Chojniak
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Corresponding Author	Almir GV Bitencourt, MD, PhD, Department of Imaging, AC Camargo Cancer Center, R Prof Antonio Prudente 211, São Paulo, SP 09015-010, Brazil. almir.bitencourt@accamargo.org.br
Key Words	Computed tomography; Image-guided biopsy; Large-core needle biopsy; Needle biopsy; Pancreatic neoplasms
Core Tip	Histopathologic analysis is often necessary to confirm the diagnosis of pancreatic tumors and aid in treatment planning. Various techniques, such as imaging-guided percutaneous, endoscopic, and surgical biopsies, can be used to obtain material for the cytologic or histologic analysis. In the present study, computed tomography-guided percutaneous core needle biopsies of pancreatic lesions were associated with few complications and 98.1% diagnostic accuracy. The safety and high diagnostic success rate renders this method an excellent minimally invasive option for diagnostic confirmation of solid pancreatic lesions.
Publish Date	2015-03-30 14:23
Citation	Tyng CJ, Almeida MFA, Barbosa PNV, Bitencourt AGV, Berg JAAG, Maciel MS, Coimbra FJF, Schiavon LHO, Begnami MD, Guimarães MD, Zurstrassen CE, Chojniak R. Computed tomography-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy in pancreatic tumor diagnosis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(12): 3579-3586
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i12/3579.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i12.3579

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