Increased incidence of extrapancreatic neoplasms in patients with IPMN: Fact or fiction? A critical systematic review

Pugliese L., Keskin M., Maisonneuve P., D'Haese J. G., Marchegiani G., Wenzel P., ...More

PANCREATOLOGY, vol.15, no.3, pp.209-216, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.pan.2015.03.007
  • Journal Name: PANCREATOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.209-216
  • Keywords: IPMN, Benign neoplasms, Malignant neoplasms, Extrapancreatic, Systematic, Surveillance, PAPILLARY-MUCINOUS NEOPLASM, DUCTAL CARCINOMA, PRIMARY CANCERS, FOLLOW-UP, PANCREAS, MALIGNANCIES, PREVALENCE, FREQUENCY, TUMORS, RISK
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: To identify potential associations between intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas (IPMN) and extrapancreatic neoplasms (EPN), a systematic review of the literature has been performed.