Cyst on Pancreas?

So I had the upper endoscopy ultrasound of my Pancreas this morning of the cyst. The cyst is on the head of the pancreas. Surgeon said it's Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms. He did do a biopsy. Basically he told me will wait on results and just keep an eye on the cyst ?? Have follow up in 3 weeks. So I guess the next step is to wait on biopsy results ?

Yes, Thank you.

Hi again @faithann64,

I really appreciate your update. It sounds as if your doctors are following a reasonable protocol. The MRI is the best way to see these cysts and the EUS that you will have sounds appropriate as well. That was the order of my diagnosis, too.

Here is some information from Mayo Clinic's website about pancreatic cysts, https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/digestive-diseases/news/more-data-needed-to-guide-pancreatic-cyst-management/mac-20430487.

Do your best to not worry (I know that it is easier said than done). If possible, do something to get your mind off of it for now. Once your doctor has the results of the MRI and the EUS you will have more information.

I look forward to hearing from you again. Will you post an update after your procedures?

So my Gastro Doctors office finally called yesterday and said they scheduled my Endoscopy Ultrasound for Monday the 5th of April. Its been a little over a month since they found the cyst ( Pancreas) on a CT a stomach ?? Having my MRI this Sunday to look at my Pancreas . Nervous because i'm thinking they taken to long ??

Hi @rynol, any news? How did the appointment with the oncologist go?

They have suggested that he get a biopsy of a lymph node. We have an appointment with an oncologist tomorrow.

Hi @rynol and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. I can see you have a new worry and plenty of questions about your husband's potential cyst on the pancreas. Questions like
- how serious is this?
- Should he have a scope done?

You may have noticed that I moved your post to this existing discussion about pancreatic cysts. I did this so you can connect with other members who are asking similar questions like @faithann64 and yet other members who have been there @jeanne5009 @wrolsen @hopeful33250. Click VIEW & REPLY to scroll through the entire discussion, which is very informative.

@rynol, how was the possible cyst discovered? What follow-up tests have been suggested to confirm or rule out a cyst?

<p>Dilatation of pancreatic duct</p><p>My husband has a possible pancreas cyst. How serious is this. Should we have a scope done</p>

@faithann64 You asked about prior symptoms before I learned about the pancreatic cysts. When these were found I had two previous cancer surgeries of the upper digestive tract for a rare form of cancer, carcinoid cancer. (Needless to say, the discovery of these cysts gave me a scare.)

No, symptoms with either cancer or for the pancreatic cysts have been evident to me. Since I had the EUS the cysts in the pancreas are monitored with MRIs and so far they remain stable and do not appear to be problematic.

I hope that this helps you.

It was found with test being done for something else.