Endoscopic Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer Complicating Chronic Pancreatitis

Pancreatic cancer is a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis (CP), and its diagnosis remains difficult. The present study attempted to evaluate the ability of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) to diagnose pancreatic masses associated with CP and provide evidence of malignancy in patients with a pancreatic mass on EUS.Between 1991 and 1994, EUS examinations yielded a diagnosis of CP in 85 patients at our institution. Forty patients had early...