BACKGROUND: Pancreas, a relatively inaccessible organ, poses diagnostic difficulties with overlapping presentation among benign and @entity5 . In the present study, pancreatic aspirates obtained by computed tomography (CT) guided procedures were used for cytodiagnosis. Our study aims at correlating clinical, cytological, biochemical, and histopathological results in obtaining a final diagnosis. METHODOLOGY: A retrospective study of 2 years was done which included 32 cases of @entity788 at a tertiary care center. @entity1 data were retrieved and analyzed. RESULTS: Twenty-seven of the 32 (84.37%) cases were @entity5 . Age distribution in @entity5 was predominantly seen in the fourth to eighth decade, whereas in benign, it ranged in the second to third decade. Thirteen out of the 32 (40.62%) cases reported were females, with male:female ratio of 1.46:1. The most common presenting symptom was @entity490 followed by @entity1087 and @entity391 . Three of the 32 cases had visceral metastasis at the time of diagnosis. CT-guided aspirates in most cases yielded diagnostic material. Cytological and histopathological results concurred except for three cases. Cancer Antigen 19-9 was worked up for 14 of 27 malignant cases, 11 of which showed grossly elevated values (700-7000), and three cases showed mildly elevated values (100-300). Three of the four benign cases worked up for CA 19-9 showed normal values. CONCLUSIONS: Among the mass forming lesions in pancreas, @entity5 was more common compared to @entity5 . A multidisciplinary approach in the assessment and diagnosis of @entity788 yields accurate results in spite of the limitations faced in obtaining adequate samples by needle aspirates.

Profile of XXXX at a tertiary care center.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patient'] @entity788 :: ('MESH:D010190', 'Disease') :: ['pancreatic tumors'] @entity1087 :: ('MESH:D007565', 'Disease') :: ['jaundice'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['malignant tumors', 'benign tumors', 'malignancy'] @entity391 :: ('MESH:D014839', 'Disease') :: ['vomiting'] @entity490 :: ('MESH:D015746', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal pain']
@entity788 :: (MESH:D010190,Disease) :: ['pancreatic tumors']
