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Physicians from a wide range of disciplines are being confronted with questions regarding the management of cystic lesions of the pancreas. Owing to recent improvements in pancreatic imaging, an increasing number of cystic lesions have been identified in asymptomatic patients as well as in patients presenting with jaundice, pancreatitis, or abdominal pain. Here we review recent developments in the understanding and management of cystic lesions of the pancreas.

Pathology

Because inflammatory pseudocysts constitute a majority of cystic lesions of the pancreas, the clinical challenge is the differential diagnosis and management of cystic neoplasms, which represent less than 10 percent of pancreatic . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Gastrointestinal Unit (W.R.B.) and the Departments of Pathology (G.Y.L.), Radiology (D.S.), and Surgery (C.F.C., A.L.W.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

Address reprint requests to Dr. Brugge at the Gastrointestinal Unit, Blake 452c, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Boston, MA 02114, or at wbrugge@partners.org.

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