RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58096260
T1 Pancreatic Neoplasms, Cystic
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58096260
RD 2024/04/19
AB •  Abdominal  pain•  Imaging  findings  consistent  with  cystic  pancreatic  mass•  May  be  incidental  finding  on  CT  scan•  Overall  better  prognosis  than  pancreatic  adenocarcinoma•  4  major  types:1.  Mucinous  cystic  neoplasm  (MCN)2.  Serous  cystic  neoplasm  (SCN)3.  Intraductal  papillary  mucinous  neoplasm  (IPMN)4.  Solid  pseudopapillary  tumor  (SPT)•  All  have  malignant  potential  except  SCN,  which  is  very  seldom  invasive  or  metastatic.