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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.
A 75-year-old male with a history of dyslipidemia, no alcohol abuse, acute pericarditis and two pancreatitis episodes 16 and 3 years ago, consulted due to a new pancreatitis episode (amylase 536 IU/l). Abdominal CT and MRI showed irregular, rosary-like dilatation of the duct of Wirsung in the body and tail (Fig. 1). In the pancreatic body-tail, echoendoscopy revealed a 15-mm duct of Wirsung wit...
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Some reports have described identification of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) penetrating to the stomach by esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) [1–4]. However, it seems that detecting an IPMN from within a postoperative pancreatogastric fistula is very rare. A 71-year-old man presented with slight fever. Hehad ahistoryof acutepancreatitis and underwent cystogastrostomy for pancreati...
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Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is a cystic tumor of the pancreas. The etiology is unknown, but increasing evidence suggests the involvement of several tumorigenesis pathways, including an association with hereditary syndromes. IPMN occurs more commonly in men, with the mean age at diagnosis between 64 and 67 years old. At the time of diagnosis, it may be benign, with or without ...
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Pancreatic cancer is the fourth cause of death by cancer in the developed countries, being one of the few cancers for which survival has not improved significantly during the last decades [1]. Even if pancreatic cancer is associated with high rates of mortality, a population-based screening approach is not suitable taking into account the low rates of occurrence of the pancreatic cancer in gene...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082011000900007