Updates of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasm: Classification and Clinical Approach

Lee, Tae Yoon; Cheon, Young Koog; Shim, Chan Sup

doi:2013.18.3.1

Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract > Volume 18(3):2013 > Article

Review Article

The Korean Journal of Pancreas and Biliary Tract 2013;18(3):1-7. doi: https://doi.org/10.15279/kpba.2013.18.3.1

췌장낭성종양의 최신지견: 분류와 임상적 접근

이태윤, 천영국, 심찬섭

건국대학교 의학전문대학원 내과학교실 소화기병센터

Updates of Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasm: Classification and Clinical Approach

Tae Yoon Lee, Young Koog Cheon, Chan Sup Shim

Digestive Disease Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

ABSTRACT

Pancreatic cystic lesions are being diagnosed with increasing frequency because of an increased use of abdominal imaging. Pancreatic cyst can either be neoplastic or non-neoplastic. Accurate cyst categorization is important since non-neoplastic cysts require treatment only if symptomatic, whereas some of the pancreatic cystic neoplasms have significant malignant potential and should be resected. This article will review the clinical features of the common pancreatic cystic neoplasms and provides comprehensive clinical approaches on how to manage the individual lesions.

Keywords: pancreatic cystic neoplasm, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, mucinous cystic neoplasm, serous cystic neoplasm, solid pseudopapillary neoplasm