Interdisciplinary Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are increasingly recognized due to the frequent use of abdominal imaging. It is reported that up to 20% of abdominal cross-sectional scans identify incidental asymptomatic pancreatic cysts. Proper characterization of pancreatic cystic neoplasms is important not only...
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| description | Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are increasingly recognized due to the frequent use of abdominal imaging. It is reported that up to 20% of abdominal cross-sectional scans identify incidental asymptomatic pancreatic cysts. Proper characterization of pancreatic cystic neoplasms is important not only to recognize premalignant lesions that will require surgical resection, but also to allow nonoperative management of many cystic lesions that will not require resection with its inherent morbidity. Though reliable biomarkers are lacking, a wide spectrum of diagnostic modalities are available to evaluate pancreatic cystic neoplasms, including radiologic, endoscopic, laboratory, and pathologic analysis. An interdisciplinary approach to management of these lesions which incorporates recent, specialty-specific advances in the medical literature is herein suggested. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-07b213e7eb4448cc943cd33b973e22272025-02-03T05:48:09ZengWileyGastroenterology Research and Practice1687-61211687-630X2012-01-01201210.1155/2012/513163513163Interdisciplinary Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the PancreasLinda S. Lee0Thomas Clancy1Vivek Kadiyala2Shadeah Suleiman3Darwin L. Conwell4Interdisciplinary Management of Pancreatic Cystic Tumors (IMPACT) Clinic, Fish Center for Women’s Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USAInterdisciplinary Management of Pancreatic Cystic Tumors (IMPACT) Clinic, Fish Center for Women’s Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USAInterdisciplinary Management of Pancreatic Cystic Tumors (IMPACT) Clinic, Fish Center for Women’s Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USAInterdisciplinary Management of Pancreatic Cystic Tumors (IMPACT) Clinic, Fish Center for Women’s Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USAInterdisciplinary Management of Pancreatic Cystic Tumors (IMPACT) Clinic, Fish Center for Women’s Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USACystic neoplasms of the pancreas are increasingly recognized due to the frequent use of abdominal imaging. It is reported that up to 20% of abdominal cross-sectional scans identify incidental asymptomatic pancreatic cysts. Proper characterization of pancreatic cystic neoplasms is important not only to recognize premalignant lesions that will require surgical resection, but also to allow nonoperative management of many cystic lesions that will not require resection with its inherent morbidity. Though reliable biomarkers are lacking, a wide spectrum of diagnostic modalities are available to evaluate pancreatic cystic neoplasms, including radiologic, endoscopic, laboratory, and pathologic analysis. An interdisciplinary approach to management of these lesions which incorporates recent, specialty-specific advances in the medical literature is herein suggested.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/513163 |
| spellingShingle | Linda S. Lee Thomas Clancy Vivek Kadiyala Shadeah Suleiman Darwin L. Conwell Interdisciplinary Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas Gastroenterology Research and Practice |
| title | Interdisciplinary Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas |
| title_full | Interdisciplinary Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas |
| title_fullStr | Interdisciplinary Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interdisciplinary Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas |
| title_short | Interdisciplinary Management of Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas |
| title_sort | interdisciplinary management of cystic neoplasms of the pancreas |
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