title: SSAT/AGA/ASGE state of the art conference on cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.
abstract: Cystic tumors of the pancreas are an increasingly recognized clinical entity, and the management of these lesions continues to evolve. The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, American Gastroenterological Association, and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy recently held a "state-of-the-art" conference to discuss the current recommendations for diagnostic evaluation and clinical management of pancreatic cystic tumors. In this article, a brief review of the conference and important teaching points presented at the conference are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, 2922D Taubman Center SPC 5331, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5331, USA. simeone@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Simeone
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010180:Pancreatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014481:United States