IngentaConnect Cystic tumours of the pancreas

Authors: Barreto, George¹; Shukla, Parul J.¹; Ramadwar, Mukta¹; Arya, Supreeta¹; Shrikhande, Shailesh V.¹

Source: HPB: official journal of the International Hepato Pancreat Biliary Association, Volume 9, Number 4, 2007 , pp. 259-266(8)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

Pancreatic carcinoma accounts for the most dismal survival among all malignancies with 5-year survival rates approaching 5%. The reason for this, besides the inherent biologic nature of the disease, is the fact that the patients tend to present late in the disease. We present a review of the current published data on cystic neoplasms of the pancreas, which though rare, constitute an important subgroup of pancreatic neoplasms that have a better prognosis and are potentially curable lesions.

Keywords: cystic tumours; pancreas; serous cystadenoma; mucinous cystadenoma; intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pan

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/13651820701435287

Affiliations: 1: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

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