Background and Aim: Intraductal papillary mucinous tumor (IPMT) of the pancreas can be divided into three clinically distinct subtypes: main duct type, branch duct type and mixed type. Although it ...

According to the preoperative localization of the IPMT, different types of pancreatic resection were performed. Of 67 cases of IPMT, 17 cases (25.4%) were excised by Whipple's operation ...

Such peptides can also be found in some healthy cells, but in this study, the researchers identified about 500 that appear to be found only in pancreatic tumors. The researchers also showed they ...

Type 1 diabetes is caused by the body’s immune system mistakenly attacking the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas. This autoimmune reaction can occur at any age, from infancy through to old ...

The European Study Group on Cystic Tumours of the Pancreas Correspondence to The European Study ... intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN), mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN), serous cystic ...

Doctors classify lipomas as benign growths, or tumors, of fatty tissue. This means they’re not cancerous and rarely harmful. Still, if you notice a lump beneath your skin, you should see a ...

Japan Objective The clinicopathological significance of four morphological types of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas (IPMNs; gastric, intestinal, pancreatobiliary and oncocytic ...

For those diagnosed with rare forms of pancreatic cancer, such as pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs), it is important to see a doctor who has experience with that pancreatic cancer type. You ...

Early detection of malignant cyst (pancreatic cancer precursor) is necessary to help prevent late diagnosis of the tumor. In this study, we characterized glycoproteins and nonglycoproteins on pooled ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...