Cysts that contain thick fluid with mucin, elevated CEA, or atypical cells must be treated as potentially malignant and should be surgically removed. Mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCNs) encompass a ...

PDAC is associated with two major types of asymptomatic precancerous lesions - microscopic pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanINs) and macroscopic mucin-producing cystic neoplasms, namely, ...

Similarly, simple cysts of the liver usually are not confused with cystic ... of tumor type more than the sonographic appearance per se. Calcifications suggest a mucinous adenocarcinoma, which ...