Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a clinicopathologic review
T Augustin, TJ VanderMeer - Surgical Clinics, 2010 - surgical.theclinics.com
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is an intraductal mucin-producing epithelial
neoplasm that arises from the main pancreatic duct (MD-IPMN), secondary branch ducts (BD-
IPMN), or both (mixed type; Mix-IPMN). These tumors are visible grossly and on imaging
studies as cystic dilations of the pancreatic ducts, and are sometimes associated with
papillary projections or mural nodules. Neoplastic progression from benign adenoma to
invasive adenocarcinoma has not been proven but is generally thought to occur. 1 Unlike …
neoplasm that arises from the main pancreatic duct (MD-IPMN), secondary branch ducts (BD-
IPMN), or both (mixed type; Mix-IPMN). These tumors are visible grossly and on imaging
studies as cystic dilations of the pancreatic ducts, and are sometimes associated with
papillary projections or mural nodules. Neoplastic progression from benign adenoma to
invasive adenocarcinoma has not been proven but is generally thought to occur. 1 Unlike …