Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm and Pancreas Divisum: Two Cases.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) are a subset of ductal cell tumors with potential for malignancy. Because it is difficult to predict whether and when they will become malignant, management and resection are widely debated.
CASE 1: A 70-year-old male with a 1-year history of epigastric pain was found to have pancreas divisum with a dominant 2.4 cm multicystic uncinate process lesion communicating with the main pancreatic duct and associated uncinate duct dilation.
CASE 2: An 83-year-old male with pancreas divisum had a 7.3 cm uncinate cystic lesion with mural nodularity that had increased in size from 2.1 cm in 2008.
CONCLUSION: Management of patients with IPMNs can be challenging and may require resection to prevent malignant transformation.
Volume
2
Issue
1
First Page
28
Last Page
31
ISSN
2475-3246
Published In/Presented At
Baiocco, J. A., Ackerman, C. T., Crawford, J. L., & Yeo, C. J. (2016). Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm and Pancreas Divisum: Two Cases. Journal of pancreatic cancer, 2(1), 28–31. https://doi.org/10.1089/crpc.2016.0004
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
28758161
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article