Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: a new entity among biliary tract neoplasms
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Marta Merayo-Álvarez; Carmen García Bernardo; Elisa Contreras Saiz
- Source
- Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva. 113(3)
- Subject
- Biliary tract neoplasm
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Invasive carcinoma
endocrine system diseases
Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
business.industry
Bile duct
Gastroenterology
Rare entity
Lumen (anatomy)
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Pancreatic Neoplasms
medicine.anatomical_structure
Biliary Tract Neoplasms
Bile Duct Neoplasms
Biliary tract
medicine
Humans
Bile Ducts
business
Biliary Tract
- Language
- ISSN
- 1130-0108
Biliary tract intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (BT-IPMN) are a rare entity that develop within the bile duct lumen and are recognized as a precursor of invasive carcinoma in up to 40-80 % of cases.