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Malignant pancreatic neoplasm

MedGen UID:
980325
•Concept ID:
CN296244
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Ca body of pancreas; Ca head of pancreas; Ca tail of pancreas; cancer of pancreas; malignant neoplasm of body of pancreas; malignant neoplasm of head of pancreas; malignant neoplasm of pancreas; malignant neoplasm of tail of pancreas; malignant neoplasm of the pancreas; malignant pancreas neoplasm; malignant pancreatic neoplasm; pancreas cancer; pancreatic cancer; pancreatic tumour
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0009831

Definition

A malignant neoplasm involving the pancreas. [from MONDO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

International evidence-based Kyoto guidelines for the management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas.
Ohtsuka T, Fernandez-Del Castillo C, Furukawa T, Hijioka S, Jang JY, Lennon AM, Miyasaka Y, Ohno E, Salvia R, Wolfgang CL, Wood LD
Pancreatology 2024 Mar;24(2):255-270. Epub 2023 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2023.12.009. PMID: 38182527
Pancreatic Cancer: Pathogenesis, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment.
Wood LD, Canto MI, Jaffee EM, Simeone DM
Gastroenterology 2022 Aug;163(2):386-402.e1. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.03.056. PMID: 35398344Free PMC Article
Revisions of international consensus Fukuoka guidelines for the management of IPMN of the pancreas.
Tanaka M, Fernández-Del Castillo C, Kamisawa T, Jang JY, Levy P, Ohtsuka T, Salvia R, Shimizu Y, Tada M, Wolfgang CL
Pancreatology 2017 Sep-Oct;17(5):738-753. Epub 2017 Jul 13 doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2017.07.007. PMID: 28735806

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Types of pancreatic cancer in EUS-FNA and chemotherapy.
Ulla JL, Martinez MA, Paz-Esquete J, Garcia-Arroyo R, Dominguez-Comesaña E, Vazquez-Astray E
Am J Ther 2011 Mar-Apr;18(2):101-6. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181c219be. PMID: 20019588
Risk factors for pancreatic leak after distal pancreatectomy.
Nathan H, Cameron JL, Goodwin CR, Seth AK, Edil BH, Wolfgang CL, Pawlik TM, Schulick RD, Choti MA
Ann Surg 2009 Aug;250(2):277-81. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181ae34be. PMID: 19638926

Diagnosis

Neoadjuvant therapy for sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas: a case report and review of the literature.
Qiu H, Hao CY
J Med Case Rep 2023 Jul 13;17(1):293. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-04006-9. PMID: 37438850Free PMC Article
Synchronous pancreatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasm and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.
Hirabayashi K, Zamboni G, Ito H, Ogawa M, Kawaguchi Y, Yamashita T, Nakagohri T, Nakamura N
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Jun 7;19(21):3358-63. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i21.3358. PMID: 23745041Free PMC Article
Types of pancreatic cancer in EUS-FNA and chemotherapy.
Ulla JL, Martinez MA, Paz-Esquete J, Garcia-Arroyo R, Dominguez-Comesaña E, Vazquez-Astray E
Am J Ther 2011 Mar-Apr;18(2):101-6. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181c219be. PMID: 20019588
Solid pancreatic masses: benign or malignant.
Vanbeckevoort D
JBR-BTR 2007 Nov-Dec;90(6):487-9. PMID: 18376761
Benign pancreatic duct strictures: medical and endoscopic therapy.
Geenen JE
Can J Gastroenterol 2000 Feb;14(2):127-9. doi: 10.1155/2000/801379. PMID: 10694285

Therapy

Types of pancreatic cancer in EUS-FNA and chemotherapy.
Ulla JL, Martinez MA, Paz-Esquete J, Garcia-Arroyo R, Dominguez-Comesaña E, Vazquez-Astray E
Am J Ther 2011 Mar-Apr;18(2):101-6. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181c219be. PMID: 20019588
Risk factors for pancreatic leak after distal pancreatectomy.
Nathan H, Cameron JL, Goodwin CR, Seth AK, Edil BH, Wolfgang CL, Pawlik TM, Schulick RD, Choti MA
Ann Surg 2009 Aug;250(2):277-81. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181ae34be. PMID: 19638926
Benign pancreatic duct strictures: medical and endoscopic therapy.
Geenen JE
Can J Gastroenterol 2000 Feb;14(2):127-9. doi: 10.1155/2000/801379. PMID: 10694285

Prognosis

Neoadjuvant therapy for sarcomatoid carcinoma of the pancreas: a case report and review of the literature.
Qiu H, Hao CY
J Med Case Rep 2023 Jul 13;17(1):293. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-04006-9. PMID: 37438850Free PMC Article
Synchronous pancreatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasm and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.
Hirabayashi K, Zamboni G, Ito H, Ogawa M, Kawaguchi Y, Yamashita T, Nakagohri T, Nakamura N
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Jun 7;19(21):3358-63. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i21.3358. PMID: 23745041Free PMC Article
Risk factors for pancreatic leak after distal pancreatectomy.
Nathan H, Cameron JL, Goodwin CR, Seth AK, Edil BH, Wolfgang CL, Pawlik TM, Schulick RD, Choti MA
Ann Surg 2009 Aug;250(2):277-81. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181ae34be. PMID: 19638926
Solid pancreatic masses: benign or malignant.
Vanbeckevoort D
JBR-BTR 2007 Nov-Dec;90(6):487-9. PMID: 18376761

Clinical prediction guides

Sex differences in immunohistochemical expression and capillary density in pancreatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasm.
Hirabayashi K, Kurokawa S, Maruno A, Yamada M, Kawaguchi Y, Nakagohri T, Mine T, Sugiyama T, Tajiri T, Nakamura N
Ann Diagn Pathol 2015 Apr;19(2):45-9. Epub 2015 Feb 20 doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2015.02.002. PMID: 25744912
Synchronous pancreatic solid pseudopapillary neoplasm and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.
Hirabayashi K, Zamboni G, Ito H, Ogawa M, Kawaguchi Y, Yamashita T, Nakagohri T, Nakamura N
World J Gastroenterol 2013 Jun 7;19(21):3358-63. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i21.3358. PMID: 23745041Free PMC Article

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