AIM: The aim of this study is to describe the incidence, imaging characteristics and pathological features of pancreatic incidentalomas. Moreover, surgical indications are discussed according to the nature and location of the neoplasms. BACKGROUND: Pancreatic incidental lesions are more commonly diagnosed, due to the widespread of high quality cross sectional imaging. These lesions can be cystic or solid, benign, pre-malignant or already malignant and they cover a wide spectrum of histological diagnosis. Cystic lesions are more commonly benign or at least pre-malignant. Surgery should be reserved in case of unexpected changes in aspect during follow-up or for large cysts (>3 cm). Among solid pancreatic incidentalomas, ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common diagnosis, followed by neuroendocrine tumors. Surgical treatment of pancreatic incidentaloma depends on the location of the tumor: a Whipple's procedure should be performed for neoplasms of the head, while distal pancreatectomy is indicated for body and tail lesions. Pancreatic surgery is still delicate and burdened by serious complications. Both procedures can be performed with minimally-invasive technique which is connected to lower complications rate but, at present, they have shown no advantages in terms of mortality and oncologic outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Pancreatic incidentalomas are becoming more and more common but when and how to operate them is still subject of debate. Precise criteria about treatment strategy are still lacking and definite guidelines are needed to clarify the best approach.

SCOPO: Obiettivo dello studio   descrivere l’incidenza, le caratteristiche radiologiche e anatomo-patologiche degli incidentalomi pancreatici. Nell’articolo, Inoltre, sono discusse le indicazioni chirurgiche di queste lesioni in base alla loro natura e localizzazione. PREMESSE: Le lesioni pancreatiche incidentali sono sempre pi  frequentemente diagnosticate grazie alla larga diffusione di tecniche radiologiche di elevate qualit . Gli incidentalomi pancreatici possono essere cistici o solidi, benigni o maligni, coprendo un ampio spettro di variet  istologiche. Le lesioni cistiche sono pi  frequentemente di natura benigna o pre-maligna. L’asportazione chirurgica deve essere riservata solo in caso di variazioni sospette in senso degenerativo al follow-up oppure per le masse cistiche di larghe dimensioni (>3 cm). Tra gli incidentalomi pancreatici solidi l’adenocarcinoma duttale   la neoplasia pi  frequentemente diagnosticata, seguita per frequenza dei tumori neuroendocrini. Il trattamento chirurgico dipende dalla localizzazione dell’incidentaloma: la duodenocefalopancreasectomia dovrebbe essere eseguita per le lesioni a carico della testa, mentre la pancreasectomia distale   indicata per quelle del corpo e della coda. La chirurgia del pancreas   delicata e tuttora gravata da serie complicazioni. Entrambi gli interventi chirurgici possono eseguiti con tecnica mini-invasiva, che   caratterizzata da un minor tasso di complicazioni, ma al momento attuale, non   stata dimostrata una miglior sopravvivenza nei pazienti oncologici CONCLUSIONI: Gli incidentalomi pancreatici sono di riscontro sempre pi  frequente nella pratica clinica, ma quando e come intervenire chirurgicamente   ancora materia di dibattito. Attualmente mancano precisi criteri circa la strategia di trattamento e sono quindi necessarie linee-guida per definire il miglior approccio di queste lesioni del pancreas.

Burati, M., Terragni, S., Scaini, A., Bonfanti, G., Chiarelli, M., Guttadauro, A., et al. (2021). Diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic incidentalomas. An overview. ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA, 92, 632-635.

Diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic incidentalomas. An overview

Terragni S.;Scaini A.;Guttadauro A.
Penultimo
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2021

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study is to describe the incidence, imaging characteristics and pathological features of pancreatic incidentalomas. Moreover, surgical indications are discussed according to the nature and location of the neoplasms. BACKGROUND: Pancreatic incidental lesions are more commonly diagnosed, due to the widespread of high quality cross sectional imaging. These lesions can be cystic or solid, benign, pre-malignant or already malignant and they cover a wide spectrum of histological diagnosis. Cystic lesions are more commonly benign or at least pre-malignant. Surgery should be reserved in case of unexpected changes in aspect during follow-up or for large cysts (>3 cm). Among solid pancreatic incidentalomas, ductal adenocarcinoma is the most common diagnosis, followed by neuroendocrine tumors. Surgical treatment of pancreatic incidentaloma depends on the location of the tumor: a Whipple's procedure should be performed for neoplasms of the head, while distal pancreatectomy is indicated for body and tail lesions. Pancreatic surgery is still delicate and burdened by serious complications. Both procedures can be performed with minimally-invasive technique which is connected to lower complications rate but, at present, they have shown no advantages in terms of mortality and oncologic outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Pancreatic incidentalomas are becoming more and more common but when and how to operate them is still subject of debate. Precise criteria about treatment strategy are still lacking and definite guidelines are needed to clarify the best approach.
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Incidentaloma; Laparoscopy; Pancreatic tumors; Surgery;
English
2021
92
632
635
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Burati, M., Terragni, S., Scaini, A., Bonfanti, G., Chiarelli, M., Guttadauro, A., et al. (2021). Diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic incidentalomas. An overview. ANNALI ITALIANI DI CHIRURGIA, 92, 632-635.
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