Alessandro Fogliati, Stefano Crippa, Giovanni Marchegiani, Giulio Belfiori, Antonio Pea, Rondell P Graham, Guido Fiorentini, Giorgia Tomasoni, Francesca Aleotti, Michael L Kendrick, Roberto Salvia, Massimo Falconi, Mark J Truty
BACKGROUND: Mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCN) of the pancreas express estrogen and progesterone receptors. Several case reports describe MCN increasing in size during gestation. The aim of this study is to assess if pregnancy is a risk factor for malignant degeneration of MCN. METHODS: All female patients who underwent pancreatic resection of a MCN between 2011 and 2021 were included. MCN resected or diagnosed within 12 months of gestation were defined perigestational...
April 27, 2024: Pancreatology: Official Journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et Al.]