Malignancy risk factors and prognostic variables of pancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasms in Chinese patients
CONCLUSION: The risk factors independently associated with malignant transformation of MCNs included age, tumour size, presence of solid components or mural nodules, and pancreatic duct dilatation. Our study also revealed that encapsulated invasion was a favourable prognostic factor in MCN-AIC patients.PMID:37346158 | PMC:PMC10280801 | DOI:10.3748/wjg.v29.i20.3119
Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Qing Xia Fan Li Rui Min Shuai Sun Yue-Xin Han Zhen-Zhong Feng Nan Li Source Type: research
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