Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of the Pancreas is Not an Aggressive Entity
Author(s) -
Stefano Crippa,
Roberto Salvia,
Andrew L. Warshaw,
Ismael Domínguez,
Claudio Bassi,
Massimo Falconi,
Sarah P. Thayer,
Giuseppe Zamboni,
Gregory Y. Lauwers,
Mari MinoKenudson,
Paola Capelli,
Paolo Pederzoli,
Carlos Fernándezdel Castillo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0b013e31811f4449
Subject(s) - medicine , pancreas , intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm , malignancy , carcinoma , cancer , adenocarcinoma , pathology , cystadenocarcinoma , gastroenterology , mucinous carcinoma , mucinous tumor
Mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs) of the pancreas have often been confused with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. We evaluated the clinicopathologic characteristics, prevalence of cancer, and prognosis of a large series of well-characterized MCNs in 2 tertiary centers.
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