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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2023; 15(6): 925-942
Published online Jun 15, 2023. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i6.925
Pancreatic cancer, autoimmune or chronic pancreatitis, beyond tissue diagnosis: Collateral imaging and clinical characteristics may differentiate them
Ana I Tornel-Avelar, Jose Antonio Velarde Ruiz-Velasco, Mario Pelaez-Luna
Ana I Tornel-Avelar, Jose Antonio Velarde Ruiz-Velasco, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Civil of Guadalajara “Fray Antonio Alcalde”, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico
Mario Pelaez-Luna, Research Division School of Medicine/Department of Gastroenterology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México/National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition “Salvador Zubiran”, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico City, Mexico
Author contributions: Tornel-Avelar AI and Velarde-Ruiz Velasco JA performed literature research and drafted the manuscript, and elaborated some tables and figures; Pelaez-Luna M designed the study, performed literature research, elaborated some figures, drafted the manuscript, performed critical review, and editing of final version; and all authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of the authors has any financial relationship or conflict of interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Mario Pelaez-Luna, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Research Division School of Medicine/Department of Gastroenterology, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México/National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition “Salvador Zubiran”, 15 Vasco de Quiroga, Belisario Domínguez Sección XVI, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico City, Mexico. mariopl@prodigy.net.mx
Received: February 20, 2023
Peer-review started: February 20, 2023
First decision: April 2, 2023
Revised: April 21, 2023
Accepted: April 28, 2023
Article in press: April 28, 2023
Published online: June 15, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This article describes the flaws and hurdles of current diagnostic tools as well as disease specific imaging, serological and histological characteristics that play a significant role in the differentiation of focal autoimmune pancreatitis, mass-forming chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.