Cystic pancreatic neoplasms: an emerging problem.
Widespread usage of advanced abdominal imaging has resulted in an increased finding of cystic lesions in the pancreas in asymptomatic patients. Greater than 90% of cystic pancreatic lesions are of inflammatory origin, the well-known pancreatic pseudocysts. The critical issue confronting specialists is differentiating inflammatory lesions from neoplastic lesions.
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Kamran M
KM
Karimi
Irfan A
IA
Rizvi
Magesh
M
Sundaram
David W
DW
McFadden
H James
HJ
Williams
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