Open AccessIncreased risk of second malignancy in pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous tumors: Review of the literature
Author(s) -
Gian Luca Baiocchi,
Sarah Molfino,
Barbara Frittoli,
Graziella Pigozzi,
Federico Gheza,
Giacomo Gaverini,
Antonio Tarasconi,
Chiara Ricci,
Francesco Bertagna,
Luigi Grazioli,
Guido A M Tiberio,
Nazario Portolani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i23.7313
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , pancreatic cancer , malignancy , pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma , gastroenterology , cochrane library , medline , pancreas , oncology , systematic review , adenocarcinoma , general surgery , meta analysis , cancer , physics , political science , law , optics
To analyze the available evidence about the risk of extrapancreatic malignancies and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma associated to pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous tumors (IPMNs).