PANCREATIC CYSTS

Course overview

PANCREATIC CYSTS ARE OFTEN DETECTED IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING IMAGING WITH EITHER COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) OR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) FOR UNRELATED REASONS. PANCREATIC CYSTS ARE IDENTIFIED IN 2 TO 20 PERCENT OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING CT OR MRI; HOWEVER, THESE RATES MAY BE LOWER IN PATIENTS WITHOUT A HISTORY OF PANCREATITIS AND MAY BE HIGHER BY NEARLY ONE-THIRD IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF PANCREATIC CANCER. PANCREATIC CYSTS CAN BE EITHER NEOPLASTIC OR NON-NEOPLASTIC. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC CYSTS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS IN MANAGING THOSE WITH THIS CONDITION.