Prevalence and Size-Based Risk Categorization of Pancreatic Cysts Among Asymptomatic Individuals With Screening MRI.

Paul Wong¹, Tommaso Pollini¹, Sophia Hernandez¹, Marco Zampese¹, Letizia Todeschini¹, Luis Laurean Aguilar¹, Saqib Abdullah Basar², Sam Hashemi², Ajay V Maker¹

¹Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.

²Prenuvo Inc, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Abstract

IMPORTANCE: Subsets of pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) are the only radiographically evident precursors to pancreatic cancer. Guidelines prioritize cyst size and high-risk features to determine the need for resection. However, the true prevalence of PCLs and risk factors for their development in the general population remain unknown, as available data are often biased by imaging performed in symp…

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