1. Diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis by EUS-guided FNA using a 22-gauge needle: a prospective multicenter study 
Atsushi Kanno, MD, PhD, Atsushi Masamune, MD, PhD, Fumiyoshi Fujishima, MD, PhD, Takuji Iwashita, MD, PhD, Yuzo Kodama, MD, PhD, Akio Katanuma, MD, Hirotaka Ohara, MD, PhD, Masayuki Kitano, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Inoue, MD, PhD, Takao Itoi, MD, PhD, Nobumasa Mizuno, MD, PhD, Hiroyuki Miyakawa, MD, PhD, Rintaro Mikata, MD, PhD, Atsushi Irisawa, MD, PhD, Satoko Sato, MD, PhD, Kenji Notohara, MD, PhD, Tooru Shimosegawa, MD, PhD 
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 
Volume 84, Issue 5, Pages e1 (November 2016)
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2. Figure 1
Macroscopic findings of the specimens obtained by EUS-FNA with a 22G needle demonstrated adequate specimens for histopathologic diagnosis (H&E, orig. mag. ×10).
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3. Figure 2
The findings in high-power fields (H&E, orig. mag. ×400) reveal abundant lymphoplasmacytic infiltration.
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4. Figure 3
IgG4 immunostaining in the specimens obtained by EUS-FNA shows markedly increased numbers of IgG4-positive plasma cells (orig. mag. ×400).
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5. Figure 4
Immunohistochemical staining of CD38. Abundant CD38-positive plasma cells were found in the high-power field (orig. mag. ×400).
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6. Figure 5
A specimen showing storiform fibrosis in high-power fields (H&E, orig. mag. ×400).
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7. Figure 6
Obstructive phlebitis revealed by (A) H&E and (B) Elastica-Masson staining (orig. mag. ×200) shows that the infiltration of inflammatory cells obstructed the vein.
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8. Figure 7
Flowchart illustrating the summary of this study focusing on the diagnosis according to the ICDC. AIP, autoimmune pancreatitis; OOI, other organ involvement; ICDC, International consensus diagnostic criteria.
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