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Pancreas in Hereditary Syndromes: Cross-sectional Imaging Spectrum.
Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc - 1 Jan 2000
Katabathina Venkata S, Buddha Suryakala, Rajebi Hamid, Shah Jignesh N, Morani Ajay C, Lubner Meghan G, Dasyam Anil, Nazarullah Alia, Menias Christine O, Prasad Srinivasa R
Abstract excerpt
A wide spectrum of hereditary syndromes predispose patients to distinct pancreatic abnormalities, including cystic lesions, recurrent pancreatitis, ductal adenocarcinoma, nonductal neoplasms, and parenchymal iron deposition. While pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and recurrent pancreatitis are common manifestations in cystic fibrosis and hereditary pancreatitis, pancreatic cysts are seen in von Hippel-Lindau...
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