| Literature DB >> 27865274 |
Saowanee Ngamruengphong1, Marcia Irene Canto2.
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly fatal disease that can only be cured by complete surgical resection. However, most patients with PC have unresectable disease at the time of diagnosis, highlighting the need to detect PC and its precursor lesions earlier in asymptomatic patients. Screening is not cost-effective for population-based screening of PC. Individuals with genetic risk factors for PC based on family history or known PC-associated genetic syndromes, however, can be a potential target for PC screening programs. This article provides an overview of the epidemiology and genetic background of familial PC and discusses diagnostic and management approaches.Entities:
Keywords: Familial pancreatic cancer; Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic cyst; Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia; Screening
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27865274 PMCID: PMC5548103 DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2016.07.016
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Clin North Am ISSN: 0039-6109 Impact factor: 2.741