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Title: | Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas |
Authors: | Azzopardi, Neville |
Keywords: | Pancreas -- Precancerous conditions Cystadenoma, Serous -- Excision (Surgery) Disease management |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | Malta Medical Journal |
Citation: | Malta Medical Journal. 2014, Vol.26(2), p. 58-62 |
Abstract: | With the increasing use of abdominal imaging, cystic lesions of the pancreas are being more frequently detected. These lesions may carry a significant premalignant potential. Current guidelines recommend that mucinous cystic neoplasms, solid pseudopapillary neoplasms, main duct-intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms and branch duct-intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (DB-IPMN) with "high-risk stigmata" for malignancy should be resected while asymptomatic BD-IPMN without mural nodules, no main duct involvement, and a size less than 30 mm can be followed up. Serous cystadenomas carry a very small malignant risk and are usually resected only if they cause symptoms. This review article highlights the common characteristics and recommended management of these cystic lesions of the pancreas. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/1653 |
Appears in Collections: | MMJ, Volume 26, Issue 2 MMJ, Volume 26, Issue 2 Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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