Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan

Intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm favorable outcome resulted from resection

Published in Health Insurance Week, September 3rd, 2006

The surgical resection of noninvasive and minimally invasive intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) was associated with favorable outcomes.

"Noninvasive and minimally IPMNs have a favorable surgical outcome. However, cases of recurrent noninvasive or minimally invasive IPMN are sometimes encountered, and the patterns of the recurrence of those tumors have not yet been fully clarified," scientists writing in the journal Annals of Surgical Oncology reported.

"In this study, we evaluated the surgical outcome of noninvasive and minimally invasive IPMNs, concentrating particularly on the pattern of recurrences," explained H. Takahashi and...

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Source: Health Insurance Week (2006-09-03)

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