Cyst Fluid Glucose is Rapidly Feasible and Accurate in ...

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Cyst Fluid Glucose is Rapidly Feasible and Accurate in

Diagnosing Mucinous Pancreatic Cysts

Thomas Zikos, MD1, Kimberly Pham, BS1, Raf?ck Bowen, PhD, MHA2, Ann M. Chen, MD1, Subhas Banerjee, MD1, Shai Friedland, MD, MS1,

Monica M. Dua, MD3, Jeffrey A. Norton, MD3, George A. Poultsides, MD3, Brendan C. Visser, MD3 and Walter G. Park, MD, MS1

OBJECTIVES:

Better diagnostic tools are needed to differentiate pancreatic cyst subtypes. A previous metabolomic

study showed cyst ?uid glucose as a potential marker to differentiate mucinous from non-mucinous

pancreatic cysts. This study seeks to validate these earlier ?ndings using a standard laboratory

glucose assay, a glucometer, and a glucose reagent strip.

METHODS:

Using an IRB-approved prospectively collected bio-repository, 65 pancreatic cyst ?uid samples

(42 mucinous and 23 non-mucinous) with histological correlation were analyzed.

RESULTS:

Median laboratory glucose, glucometer glucose, and percent reagent strip positive were lower in

mucinous vs. non-mucinous cysts (P ................
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