• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.559-564
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• 2024

Incidental pancreatic cystic lesions are a common challenge encountered by diagnostic radiologists. Specifically, given the prevalence of benign pancreatic cystic lesions, determining when to recommend aggressive actions such as surgical resection or endoscopic ultrasound with sampling is difficult. In this article, we review the common types of cystic pancreatic lesions including serous cystadenoma, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, and mucinous cystic neoplasm with imaging examples of each. We also discuss high-risk or worrisome imaging features that warrant a referral to a surgeon or endoscopist and provid several examples of these features. These imaging features adhere to the latest guidelines from the International Consensus Guidelines, American Gastroenterological Association (2015), American College of Gastroenterology (2018), American College of Radiology (2010, 2017), and European Guidelines (2013, 2018). Our focused article addresses the imaging dilemma of managing incidental cystic pancreatic lesions, weighing the options between imaging follow-up and aggressive interventions.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제82권5호
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• pp.1297-1303
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• 2021

췌장의 충돌 종양은 매우 드문 종양으로서 췌장선암종과 신경내분비 종양, 췌관내유두상 점액 종양과 신경내분비 종양, 그리고 췌장 고형성 가유두상 종양으로 이루어진 증례들이 보고된 바 있다. 우리는 30세 임신한 여성에서 빠르게 자란, 데스모이드 섬유종증과 점액성 낭성종양으로 이루어진 췌장의 충돌 종양의 증례를 보고하고자 한다. 저자들이 아는 한, 섬유종증과 점액성 낭성 종양으로 이루어진 췌장의 충돌 종양을 최초로 보고하는 증례이다.

• 대한영상의학회지
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• 제85권4호
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• pp.795-800
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• 2024

췌관내 유두상 점액성 종양(intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; 이하 IPMN)은 췌관 상피세포에서 발생하는 종양으로, 과량의 점액을 분비하고 그에 따라 췌관이 확장되는 소견을 보인다. 또한 IPMN은 병리학적으로 저등급 이형성증(low grade dysplasia)부터 침윤성 암종(invasive carcinoma)에 이르기까지 광범위한 이형성증을 나타내지만, 주변 장기로의 침범은 드물다. 특히 비장으로의 침범은 매우 드물고 국내 학술지에 보고된 바가 없으며 세계적으로 두 건이 보고되었다. 저자들은 췌장 미부에 생긴 IPMN이 비장 내로 침범한 드문 증례를 경험하였기에 이를 보고하고자 한다.

• 한국간담췌외과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.195-200
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• 2023

Backgrounds/Aims: We aimed to build a machine learning tool to help predict low-grade intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) in order to avoid unnecessary surgical resection. IPMNs are precursors to pancreatic cancer. Surgical resection remains the only recognized treatment for IPMNs yet carries some risks of morbidity and potential mortality. Existing clinical guidelines are imperfect in distinguishing low-risk cysts from high-risk cysts that warrant resection. Methods: We built a linear support vector machine (SVM) learning model using a prospectively maintained surgical database of patients with resected IPMNs. Input variables included 18 demographic, clinical, and imaging characteristics. The outcome variable was the presence of low-grade or high-grade IPMN based on post-operative pathology results. Data were divided into a training/validation set and a testing set at a ratio of 4:1. Receiver operating characteristics analysis was used to assess classification performance. Results: A total of 575 patients with resected IPMNs were identified. Of them, 53.4% had low-grade disease on final pathology. After classifier training and testing, a linear SVM-based model (IPMN-LEARN) was applied on the validation set. It achieved an accuracy of 77.4%, with a positive predictive value of 83%, a specificity of 72%, and a sensitivity of 83% in predicting low-grade disease in patients with IPMN. The model predicted low-grade lesions with an area under the curve of 0.82. Conclusions: A linear SVM learning model can identify low-grade IPMNs with good sensitivity and specificity. It may be used as a complement to existing guidelines to identify patients who could avoid unnecessary surgical resection.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.88-92
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• 2005

Mucious cystic neoplasm of pancreas is a cystic neoplasm composed of columnar, mucin-producing epithelium and is supported by ovarian-type stroma. The key to the cytologic evaluation of pancreatic cystic lesions is to recognize the cytologic components as being diagnostic of a mucin-producing cystic neoplasm, as all of these neoplasms need to be resected. We report the use of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of an invasive mucinous cystic carcinoma confirmed by partial pancreatectomy. The cytologic specimen showed a abundant mucin background and sheets or papillae of neoplastic cells. There are mucin-containing columnar cells that show a variable degree of cytologic atypia.

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.8-18
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• 2021

Although many guidelines for pancreatic cystic neoplasms focus on the management of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm of the pancreas (IPMN) at the highest oncological risk, there are many issues that surgeons need to consider at the time to plan the surgical procedures based on characteristics of IPMN subtypes, such as multiplicity of branch duct-IPMN (BD-IPMN) and intraductal spreading of main duct-IPMN (MD-IPMN). For multifocal BD-IPMN, partial pancreatectomy would be selected to remove BD-IPMN with predictors of malignancy, while the other lesions without risk factors can be left, although total pancreatectomy might be considered if the patients have a strong family history of pancreatic cancer. Partial pancreatectomy would be also adequate procedure for MD-IPMN if negative surgical margin for high-grade dysplasia or invasive carcinoma were achieved. It has become to be well-known that patients with BD-IPMN are at increased risk for developing not only IPMN-associated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) but also PDAC independent from the IPMN. Hence, the detection of a concomitant PDAC is also an important focus for strategies after resection of BD-IPMNs. Our recent analysis of patients after partial pancreatectomy for MD-IPMN with negative surgical margin identified an unexpected recurrence pattern, which we called "monoclonal skip" recurrence. MD-IPMN seems to be disseminated in the pancreatic ductal systems and MD-IPMN with identical genetic background was detected in the remnant pancreas even in a long time after index surgery. We proposed strategies of postoperative surveillance based on characteristics and natural history of each morphological subtype.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.213-214
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• 2022

• Journal of Digestive Cancer Research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2021

췌관 내 유두상 점액종양은 매우 다양한 자연경과와 예후를 가지고 있어 추적 검사방법, 간격, 기간 등이 아직도 논란이 되고 있다. 이 종양에 대한 진료지침들에서는 추적 검사를 받을 환자군과 수술적 치료가 필요한 군으로 분류하기 위하여 악성화 고위험 특징 또는 절대적 수술 적응증과 걱정스러운 특징 또는 상대적 수술 적응증으로 분류하였다. 걱정스러운 특징이나 고위험 특징이 없는 분지형 유두상 점액종양은 혼합형이나 주췌관 종양에 비하여 악성화 위험성이 매우 낮다고 보고되고 있다. 그러나 저위험 특징을 가진 환자들을 장기간 추적한 연구에서 시간이 지남에 따라서 췌장암 발생이 점점 높아지고 있다고 보고하고 있어 지속적인 장기간 추적 검사가 필요하다. 혼합형과 주췌관형 유두상 점액종양은 악성화 가능성이 매우 높아 수술적 치료가 필요하다고 알려져 있다. 무결절이고 주췌관 직경이 10 mm 미만으로 분절형 주췌관 확장을 가진 환자들은 악성화 가능성이 낮아서 즉각적인 수술보다는 주의 깊은 추적관찰을 고려해볼 수 있다. 고령이나 기저질환을 동반한 환자의 치료 방향을 결정할 때는 췌장암 발생의 위험도와 수술의 위험성을 균형있게 평가해야 한다.

• Clinical Endoscopy
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.270-278
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• 2022

Background/Aims: Endoscopic evaluation of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) is useful in determining whether the lesions are benign or malignant. This study aimed to examine the usefulness of peroral pancreatoscopy (POPS) in determining the prognosis of IPMNs. Methods: POPS with videoscopy was performed using the mother-baby scope technique. After surgery, computed tomography/magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography or ultrasonography and blood tests were performed every 6 months during the follow-up. Results: A total of 39 patients with main pancreatic duct (MPD)-type IPMNs underwent POPS using a videoscope, and the protrusions in the MPD were observed in 36 patients. The sensitivity and specificity of cytology/biopsy performed at the time of POPS were 85% and 87.5%, respectively. Of 19 patients who underwent surgery, 18 (95%) patients had negative surgical margins and 1 (5%) patient had a positive margin. Conclusions: In IPMNs with dilatation of the MPD, POPS is considered effective if the lesions can be directly observed. The diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions is possible depending on the degree of lesion elevation. However, in some cases, slightly elevated lesions may increase in size during the follow-up or multiple lesions may be simultaneously present; therefore, careful follow-up is necessary.