Risk of Malignancy in Resected Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas ≤3 cm in Size: Is it Safe to Observe Asymptomatic Patients? A Multi-institutional Report
Lee C, Scheiman J, Anderson M, Hines O, Reber H, Farrell J, Kochman M, Foley P, Drebin J, Oh Y, Ginsberg G, Ahmad N, Merchant N, Isbell J, Parikh A, Stokes J, Bauer T, Adams R, Simeone D. Risk of Malignancy in Resected Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas ≤3 cm in Size: Is it Safe to Observe Asymptomatic Patients? A Multi-institutional Report. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2007, 12: 234-242. PMID: 18040749, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-007-0381-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic pancreatic tumorsPancreatic resectionFemale patientsCystic neoplasmsRadiographic featuresPancreatic tumorsRecent international consensus guidelinesHigh-volume pancreatic centersPancreatic resection databaseGroup of patientsInternational consensus guidelinesPresence of malignancyPrevalence of malignancyMagnetic resonance imagingAsymptomatic patientsMale patientsPancreatic centersConsensus guidelinesPathological dataMalignant pathologyEndoscopic ultrasoundHigh incidencePatientsMalignancyGreater incidence