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How can a doctor tell if its pancreatic cysts or tumour will a biopsy be able to tell if it is cancer or not my grandma got here biopsy and it says the following no tumour cells found negative for malignancy" its was done via fna?

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Dr. Silviu Pasniciuc
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Good news: No evidence for cancer was found in the piece of tissue analyzed. Your grandma should continue following up with her docs in order to have proper management, surveillance and treatment as needed.
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