Approach to Pancreatic Head Mass in the Background of Chronic Pancreatitis

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a known risk factor for pancreatic cancer. CP may present with an inflammatory mass, and differentiation from pancreatic cancer is often difficult. Clinical suspicion of malignancy dictates a need for further evaluation for underlying pancreatic cancer. Imaging modalitie...

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Published in:	Diagnostics
Main Authors:	Sidharth Harindranath, Sridhar Sundaram
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Subjects:	pancreatic cancer chronic pancreatitis biopsy endoscopic ultrasound
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/10/1797

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