Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas: Current diagnostic modalities and management

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 251-259

  Ng, Dennis Z W ^a   Goh, K Brian ^b   Tham, Elizabeth H W ^a   Young, Stephanie M ^a   Ooi, London Lucien P J ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Frantz tumour; Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma; Mucinous cystadenoma; Mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas; Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTADENOMA; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC MARKER; INTRADUCTAL PAPILLARY MUCINOUS TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS CANCER; PANCREAS CYST; PANCREAS ISLET CELL TUMOR; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 64549102065     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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