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How is the epidemiology of pancreatic neoplasm cysts?

Author: H K



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MCNs, SCNs and IPMN are more than 80% of pancreatic cysts, first exclude pseudocysts (hx of acute or chronic pancreatitis, abdominal trauma, lack of septa loculations, solid component and cyst wall calcification on CT or MRI with high levels of amylase unlike cystic tumors) Cystic neoplasms are slow growing, malignancy potential in MCN, IPMN and SPT Dx: CT or MRI with contrast, ERCP for IPMN, EUS and FNA for neoplasms


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