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Review
. 2008 Mar;12(3):411-3.
doi: 10.1007/s11605-007-0347-0. Epub 2007 Oct 23.

Mucinous cystic neoplasms

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Mucinous cystic neoplasms

Carlos Fernández-del Castillo. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

Mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are uncommon tumors of the pancreas that occur predominantly in middle-aged women and almost exclusively in the body and tail of the pancreas. They are lined by a mucinous epithelium that can exhibit varying grades of dysplasia and are surrounded by a characteristic ovarian-like stroma. Surgery is the treatment of choice, and prognosis is excellent in the absence of invasive carcinoma.

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