Since 1996, the WHO has classified mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs) separately from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs), but these two pancreatic tumors are still frequently confused.

A cystic neoplasm needs to be considered when a patient presents with a fluid-containing pancreatic lesion. Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas may be more frequent than previously recognized and are ...

However, any cyst other than a simple one needs to be carefully evaluated, since there are many possibilities including various types of cancer, especially a mucinous cystic neoplasm, which can be ...

Katherine Modrall collapsed on the pediatric endocrinology floor in July. Doctors later found out she had a cystic tumor in ...