IPMN

Posted by craigjulian @craigjulian, Jan 23 7:25am

I have had nausea, indigestion, bloating, and feeling cruddy for 16 months. I had an abdominal CT scan done 16 months ago which didn't show much.
I had another abdominal CT scan a week ago that that showed: Incidentally noted subcentimeter cystic lesion in the pancreatic uncinate process, possibly an IPMN. 0.8 cm hypodensity in the pancreatic uncinate process. No
ductal dilatation or adjacent inflammatory changes.

I have not heard from my doctor yet. Does anyone know what this means?

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Jan 23 9:32am

Hello @craigjulian - It can be a little unnerving trying to figure out what test results mean. Hopefully you can talk with your doctor soon. Here's some information on the topic:
-- Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN): What It Is
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23176-intraductal-papillary-mucinous-neoplasm-ipmn
There is also another discussion on the topic that might be helpful to read what others have shared.
-- Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN) with symptoms: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ipmn-with-symptoms/

Do you have an appointment scheduled to talk with your doctor or care team?

craigjulian | @craigjulian | Jan 25 5:16am

In reply to @johnbishop "Hello @craigjulian - It can be a little unnerving trying to figure out what test results..." + (show)

Thanks for the information. I made an appointment with a gastroenterologist next Friday. Hopefully he can tell me what I should do. I started to believe all my GI issues- dyspepsia, nausea, bloating, and belching is anxiety and mental health because all my testing including past CT scans were normal- outside of hepatic steatosis for 15 years.
Thanks again for responding to my post.