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ReviewWorld journal of clinical oncology2019

Pancreatic cancer screening in patients with presumed branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms.

Yuichi Torisu, Kazuki Takakura, Yuji Kinoshita, Yoichi Tomita, Masanori Nakano, Masayuki Saruta

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Review in World journal of clinical oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  4. Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance: Who, When, and How.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2019
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  5. Nanomedicine for Imaging and Therapy of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yuichi TorisuDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Kazuki TakakuraDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Yuji KinoshitaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Yoichi TomitaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. torisu@yb4.so-net.ne.jp.
Masanori NakanoDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Masayuki SarutaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan.
Jikei University School of Medicine · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Because delayed diagnosis is one of the causes of poor prognosis in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), early detection is a key for overall improvement of prognosis. Towards this end, periodic screening is recommended for individuals considered high-risk for PDAC. Advances in diagnostic imaging modalities have increased the frequency of incidental findings of pancreatic cysts, including the intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) - a major risk factor of PDAC, having 1% annual prevalence of concomitance with IPMN. Proper retainment of patients with IPMN and regular follow-up by routine imaging examination will likely improve early detection and better prognosis of PDAC. Unfortunately, current guidelines only address management of PDAC derived from IPMN and overlook PDAC concomitant with IPMN. Screening of patients with IPMN, by endoscopic ultrasonography (currently the most reliable modality for detecting small PDAC), may facilitate early detection of both IPMN-derived and -concomitant PDAC. Prospective studies to evaluate the usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography in screening of IPMN-concomitant PDAC will also help in determining the optimal surveillance strategy for more widespread applications.

Indexed as

Early diagnosisEndoscopic ultrasonographyIntraductal papillary mucinous neoplasmPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaScreening

Identifiers

PMID30815373
PMCPMC6390120
OpenAlexW2917065110

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