Precancerous lesions of the pancreas.
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol
; 27(2): 299-322, 2013 Apr.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23809247
Pancreatic cancer has a very poor prognosis, with a five year survival of only 5%. New studies have shown that it takes over 11 years for cells to develop invasive capability. This provides an opportunity to intervene if precursor lesions can be detected. This paper reviews the molecular, pathological, clinical findings and management of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN), intraductal pancreatic mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) and mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN), three precursor lesions which can give rise to invasive carcinoma of the pancreas.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Lesiones Precancerosas
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Carcinoma in Situ
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Cistoadenoma Mucinoso
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Carcinoma Ductal Pancreático
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2013
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia