Genki Fukushima, Kodai Abe, Minoru Kitago, Eisuke Iwasaki, Aya Hirata, Ryo Takemura, Ryota Ishii, Hiroshi Yagi, Yuta Abe, Yasushi Hasegawa, Seiichiro Fukuhara, Shutaro Hori, Masayuki Tanaka, Yutaka Nakano, Takahiro Yokose, Gaku Shimane, Yuko Kitagawa
OBJECTIVES: Some intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) have malignant potential and can become pancreatic cancer. The mechanism behind the malignant progression of IPMN remains unknown. We aimed to identify the risk factors and interactions between backgrounds for IPMN. METHODS: We retrospectively enrolled 980 patients of pancreatic cancer or suspected IPMN (sIPMN) who underwent endoscopic ultrasound or retrograde cholangiopancreatography. We classified them into pancreatic cancer, high-risk sIPMN, and low-risk sIPMN, and investigated the risk factors for high-risk sIPMN...
September 13, 2022: Pancreas