Surveillance of Individuals with a Family History of Pancreatic Cancer and Inherited Cancer Syndromes: A Strategy for Detecting Early Pancreatic Cancers.

Pancreatic investigations using computed tomography (CT), MRI, and EUS conducted in five US academic medical centers demonstrated pancreatic findings in 42% of 216 asymptomatic HRIs; these included cysts (39%, mean: 0.55 cm in size), pancreatic duct dilation (2.3%) and solid mass (1.4%), and an increasing trend by age (14% among those <50 years, 34% in patients 50–59 years, and 53% in 60–69 years; p < 0.0001) [ 76 ].

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