The diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer: A comparison of endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography with pancreas protocol.

Background: Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in United States. We compared Computed Tomography (CT) with pancreas protocol and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) in terms of mass detection, mass size, vascular involvement and lymph node involvement.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 93 patients.