Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas Diagnosis and Treatment
This book provides a detailed, up-to-date overview of cystic tumors of the pancreas, with coverage of all aspects of diagnosis and treatment (medical, endoscopic, and surgical). After opening chapters on pathology and classification, cytology, molecular b
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Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas
Marco Del Chiaro Stephan L. Haas • Richard D. Schulick Editors
Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas Diagnosis and Treatment
Editors Marco Del Chiaro Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC) Karolinska Institute at Center for Digestive Diseases Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
Richard D. Schulick Department of Surgery University of Colorado at Denver Aurora, Colorado USA
Stephan L. Haas Center for Digestive Diseases Karolinska University Hospital Stockholm Sweden
ISBN 978-3-319-31880-6 ISBN 978-3-319-31882-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-31882-0
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Foreword
This publication, entitled Cystic Tumors of the Pancreas: Diagnosis and Treatment, is particularly timely. Ten years ago cystic tumors of the pancreas might have made up 5 % of the total pancreatic resections in a large series. Today, cystic tumors comprise 15–20 % of those undergoing pancreatic surgery. This increase is almost entirely made up of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN). These lesions have changed the face of pancreatic surgery. The three editors, Drs Del Chiaro, Haas, and Schulick, have collected world-class experts on cystic tumors from throughout the world to bring us up to date on how to diagnose and manage these and other cystic lesions of the pancreas. Beginning with Dr Elliot Fishman, who is the recognized leader in diagnosing and defining cystic lesions of the pancreas by computed tomography, to Dr Ralph H. Hruban, who has established many of the pathologic and histologic guidelines for diagnosing and classifying cystic tumors, the contributors are experts from around the world. This book w
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