Clinical research on intraductal papillary-mucinous tumor of the pancreas
- VernacularTitle:胰管内乳头状黏液瘤的临床研究
- Author:
Zhaoshen LI
;
Feng LIU
;
Guoming XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Intraductal papillary-mucinous tumor of the pancreas;
Diagnosis;
Treatment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Digestion
2001;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the clinical, rad iographic and pathological features of intraductal papillary-mucinous tumor of the pancreas(IPMT). Methods The features, imaging manifestation and pathological find ings of 9 patients with IPMT were reviewed. Results There were 6 male and 3 female in this series with ag e ra nging from 37 to 76 years(average 68.4 years). The common complaint was upper ab dominal pain. Most of the tumors located at the head of pancreas. The feature of ERCP findings include dilation of the orifice of the papilla of Vater, swelling of the papilla of Vater, massive mucin production and dilation of main pancreat ic duct. The pathological finding is adenoma or adenocarcinoma. Conclusions IPMT is a kind of pancreatic tumor and its prognosis i s better than pancreatic duct cancer. We should differentiate IPMT from other pa ncreatic tumors.
