Endoscopic ultrasound-guided therapies for pancreatic solid tumors: An overview

A. Larghi*, M. Rimbas, G. Rizzatti, C. Carbone, Antonio Gasbarrini, G. Costamagna, Sergio Alfieri, Giampaolo Tortora

*Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

Risultato della ricerca: Contributo in rivistaArticolo

Abstract

The close proximity of the endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) probe to the pancreas, coupled with the ease with which a needle can be inserted into a pancreatic lesion, have contributed to the development of EUS-guided therapies for both adenocarcinoma and neuroendocrine pancreatic neoplasms. EUS-guided fine needle injection of different types of drugs, implantation of fiducial markers to facilitate stereotactic body radiation therapy or of radioactive seeds to perform brachytherapy, and the use of different thermal and nonthermal ablation devices and techniques have all been tested in preliminary human studies. This manuscript will present the available evidence accumulated thus far in the field of EUS-guided oncological treatment of pancreatic solid tumors, along with a look into possible future applications.
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)1-11
Numero di pagine11
RivistaSeminars in Oncology
Numero di pubblicazione1-11
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ematologia
  • Oncologia

Keywords

  • Brachytherapy
  • Endoscopic ultrasound
  • Intratumoral implantation
  • Intratumoral injection
  • Therapeutic EUS
  • Tumor ablation

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