title: Interdisciplinary management of cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Management of Pancreatic Cystic Tumors (IMPACT) Clinic, Fish Center for Women's Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA ; Center for Pancreatic Disease, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Clancy
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kadiyala
authors.forename: Shadeah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suleiman
authors.forename: Darwin L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Conwell