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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2016; 8(3): 202-211
Published online Mar 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i3.202
Published online Mar 27, 2016. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v8.i3.202
Current perspectives on pancreatic serous cystic neoplasms: Diagnosis, management and beyond
Xiao-Peng Zhang, Zhong-Xun Yu, Yu-Pei Zhao, Meng-Hua Dai, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China
Xiao-Peng Zhang, Yu-Pei Zhao, Meng-Hua Dai, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Zhong-Xun Yu, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Author contributions: Zhang XP and Dai MH formatted the review; Yu ZX performed the literature review; Zhang XP and Yu ZX wrote the paper; Zhao YP and Dai MH edited and finalized the paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declared that there is no conflict of interest related to this paper.
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Correspondence to: Meng-Hua Dai, MD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, No. 1, Shuaifuyuan Wangfujing, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100730, China. dai66@gmail.com
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Received: December 16, 2015
Peer-review started: December 17, 2015
First decision: January 4, 2016
Revised: January 17, 2016
Accepted: February 16, 2016
Article in press: February 17, 2016
Published online: March 27, 2016
Peer-review started: December 17, 2015
First decision: January 4, 2016
Revised: January 17, 2016
Accepted: February 16, 2016
Article in press: February 17, 2016
Published online: March 27, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Pancreatic cystic neoplasms (PCNs) have been more frequently recognized clinically in recent years and serous cystic neoplasms (SCNs) account for a large proportion of all PCN cases. Recent reviews have paid much attention to general aspects of PCNs and have discussed various subtypes of PCNs, but there is still a lack of comprehensive review exclusively focused on SCNs. This review attempts to provide a concise overview and outlook of pancreatic SCN and propose management strategies.