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Adenoma
New adenoma study findings have been reported from Emory University
March 25th, 2008
"In contrast with solid tumors, most of which are invasive ductal adenocarcinoma with dismal prognosis, cystic lesions of the pancreas are often either benign or low-grade indolent neoplasia. Those that are mucinous, namely, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) and mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs), constitute the most important category, not only because they are the most common, but more importantly because they have well-established malignant potential, representing an adenomacarcinoma sequence," researchers in the United States report. "While many are innocuous adenomas - in particular, those that are small and less complex, and in the case of IPMN, those...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-03-25)
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