Published in Cancer Detection and Prevention 1993; 17(1).

Use of strip biopsy in a case of early duodenal cancer

Obata, S., Araki, K., Maeda, K., Kimura, K.

In a 67-year-old man referred for investigation of an abdominal mass, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a polypoid lesion with central depression in the duodenum . CT scans demonstrated a cystic lesion anterior to the pancreas. Biopsy of the duodenal lesion was suggestive of carcinoma. Accordingly a strip biopsy was performed and histological examination showed a tubular adenocarcinoma with invasion limited to the mucosa, indicating that complete resection had been achieved. Strip biopsy thus appears to be a safe and efficient method for managing early duodenal cancer.

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Paper presented at the International Symposium on Genetic Factors in Predictive and Preventive Oncology; Nice, France; March 14-16, 1993; in the section on Early Cancer Diagnosis.

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