Commentary: Telomere Diagnostics for Pancreatic Neoplasms and Cysts

Advances in imaging of the pancreas have led to a dramatic increase in the frequency of presymptomatic detection of lesions. This is especially problematic because of the difficulty in sampling pancreatic lesions, the morbidity in resecting even small lesions, and the dismal prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) despite early detection. Although some lesions have both a solid and a cystic component, frequently only a cyst is present. The majority of lesions found incidentally do not represent PDAC, but several classes of neoplasms have an increased risk of progression to PDAC.
Source: Journal of Molecular Diagnostics - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research