Mass lesions in chronic pancreatitis: benign or malignant? An ‘‘evidence-based practice’’ approach
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Jan F. Gerstenmaier, Dermot E. Malone
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2010
Description
The diagnosis of a pancreatic mass lesion in the presence of chronic pancreatitis can be extremely challenging. At the same time, a high level of certainty about the diagnosis is necessary for appropriate management planning. The aim of this study was to establish current best evidence about which imaging methods reliably differentiate a benign from a malignant lesion, and show how that evidence is best applied. A diagnostic algorithm based on Bayesian analysis is proposed.
Abdom Imaging (2010) DOI: 10.1007/s00261-010-9658-9
