Biology and management of pancreatic cancer

P Ghaneh, E Costello… - Postgraduate medical …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Pancreatic cancer continues to pose an enormous challenge to clinicians and cancer
scientists. With a more affluent world the global incidence of pancreatic cancer is rising. For …

Cystic lesions of the pancreas: a diagnostic and management dilemma

G Garcea, SL Ong, A Rajesh, CP Neal, CA Pollard… - Pancreatology, 2008 - Elsevier
Abstract Background/Aims: Due to enhanced imaging modalities, pancreatic cysts are being
increasingly detected, often as an incidental finding. They comprise a wide range of differing …

Mucinous cystic neoplasm of the pancreas is not an aggressive entity: lessons from 163 resected patients

S Crippa, R Salvia, AL Warshaw, I Domínguez… - Annals of …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs) of the pancreas have often been confused
with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. We evaluated the clinicopathologic …

Development of ductal carcinoma of the pancreas during follow-up of branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas

H Uehara, A Nakaizumi, O Ishikawa, H Iishi, K Tatsumi… - Gut, 2008 - gut.bmj.com
Background: Synchronous occurrence of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN)
and ductal carcinoma of the pancreas has been reported. Branch duct IPMNs with lower …

Experience with 208 resections for intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas

T Schnelldorfer, MG Sarr, DM Nagorney… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Hypothesis Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is an increasingly recognized
disease of the pancreas. We report our experience with pancreatic resection for IPMN …

CT vs MRCP: optimal classification of IPMN type and extent

JA Waters, CM Schmidt, JW Pinchot, PB White… - Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Introduction Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas are being
diagnosed with increased frequency. CT scanning commonly serves as the primary imaging …

Cystic neoplasia of the pancreas: pathology and biology

NV Adsay - Journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 2008 - Elsevier
In contrast with solid tumors, most of which are invasive ductal adenocarcinoma with dismal
prognosis, cystic lesions of the pancreas are often either benign or low-grade indolent …

Natural history of branch duct intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas without mural nodules: long-term follow-up results

S Tanno, Y Nakano, T Nishikawa, K Nakamura… - Gut, 2008 - gut.bmj.com
Background and aim: Although branch duct intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms
(IPMNs) of the pancreas without mural nodules are frequently observed in asymptomatic …

Risk of malignancy in resected cystic tumors of the pancreas≤ 3 cm in size: is it safe to observe asymptomatic patients? A multi-institutional report

CJ Lee, J Scheiman, MA Anderson, OJ Hines… - Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Recent international consensus guidelines propose that cystic pancreatic tumors less than 3
cm in size in asymptomatic patients with no radiographic features concerning for malignancy …

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: clinicopathologic characteristics and long‐term follow‐up after resection

K Nagai, R Doi, A Kida, K Kami… - World journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background Resection is recommended for main duct intraductal papillary mucinous
neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas because of the high risk of malignancy, but the …