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Pancreatic Cysts
Prevalence
Imaging-based studies: 1.2% - 1.9%
In autopsy series of 300 patients
186 cystic lesions in 73 of 300 patients
(24.3%)
Increases with age
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Pseudopapillary Tumor
Eric Tamm
Cystic Islet Cell tumor
Eric Tamm
Cooperative Pancreatic Cyst Study
N=341
112 surgical resection; 68 mucinous, 7 serous, 27
inflammatory, 5 endocrine, and 5 others