Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm of the Pancreas

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tanaka, Masao (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Gastroenterology.; Hepatology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Surgical Oncology.

Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) represent an opportunity to treat pancreatic tumors before they develop into aggressive, hard-to-treat cancers. Beginning with morphological classification and its clinical significance, natural history, and malignant change of both main duct and bran...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• PART I Pathophysiology
• Chapter 1 Macroscopic morphological classification and its significance
• Chapter 2 Natural history and malignant change of main duct IPMN
• Chapter 3 Natural history and malignant change of branch duct IPMN
• Chapter 4 Histological subclassification and its clinical significance
• PART II Investigation
• Chapter 5 CT and MRI/MRCP
• Chapter 6 Endosonography
• Chapter 7 Diagnostic Investigation of Pancreatic Cyst Fluid
• Chapter 8 Diagnostic investigation using pancreatic juice
• PART III Development of malignancy
• Chapter 9 Development of pancreatic carcinoma in IPMN patients
• Chapter 10 Development of extrapancreatic malignancy
• Chapter 11 Surveillance of branch duct IPMN- Methods and frequency
• PART IV Management
• Chapter 12 Timing of resection of main duct IPMN
• Chapter 13 Method of resection of branch duct IPMN
• Chapter 14 Timing of resection of branch duct IPMN
• Chapter 15 Postoperative surveillance of main duct IPMN
• Chapter 16 Postoperative surveillance of branch duct IPMN.