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I have been advised to consider Whipple surgery for currently benign IPMN. I am in very...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/804018/

Discussion: MRI MRCP - Cyst (IPMN) - Newbie

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 30, 2023

Thank you! So sorry that your Mom is going through this. My daughter is so scared...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/862069/

Discussion: Anyone have/had BD-IPMN (branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous)?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: May 18, 2023

Hi Mike, Thank you for your reply. It sounds as tho you are monitoring and not...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/801907/

Discussion: MRI MRCP - Cyst (IPMN) - Newbie

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 26, 2023

Update : It was all good news! CEA Level : 22 Very smooth cyst walls All...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325586/

Discussion: Benign or Malignant IPMN? What to do next?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Dec 12, 2020

After years of being sick and repeatedly telling doctors something was wrong, I finally found a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1209418/

Discussion: Anyone had reccurring dysplasia in pancreas after cyst removal?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 11, 2025

They are likely to order an endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration EUS FNA. It will...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1335612/

Discussion: Mass found on my mother's pancreas

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jun 26, 2025

Update: Randomly my consultant called me and it seems that the hospital missed that cytology test...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325589/

Discussion: Benign or Malignant IPMN? What to do next?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jan 27, 2021

Hello again @tls, Given the added information about your cancer history and your current symptoms, I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/338029/

Discussion: Should the cysts be looked at sooner

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 31, 2021

@mariouk As I recall you have had one EUS, is that correct? , I did as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/615108/

Discussion: Benign or Malignant IPMN? What to do next?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Jul 8, 2021

@mariouk Hi Mario, Please don't apologize for the long post, I'm so glad to hear your...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325575/

Discussion: Benign or Malignant IPMN? What to do next?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Nov 5, 2020

@sisiegovia1 That actually is not the surgeon's plan for IPMN pre-malignant cystic mass. I trust him,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/766022/

Discussion: IPMN 2 cm mass head of pancreas caught EARLY.......

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 27, 2022

Asking the same. I was looking for information on cysts, as I have 3( one supposedly...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764332/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2022

I have had some dull back and abdominal pain for a while. I grew frustrated with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/913787/

Discussion: Anyone have/had BD-IPMN (branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous)?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 16, 2023

Hi @loklcw First, take a deep breath and let it out slowly. Anxiety over test results...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/742789/

Discussion: Benign or Malignant IPMN? What to do next?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Aug 28, 2022

Hello, i had nodular melanoma and post surgery doctors suggested immunotherapy. A catscan found my main...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1143726/

Discussion: Pancreatic Cancer Group: Introduce yourself and connect with others

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Sep 18, 2024

Hi Carl I have spoken to my doc again about this and he did confirm that...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/325598/

Discussion: Benign or Malignant IPMN? What to do next?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 31, 2021

I have been diagnosed, had A MRCP, EUS, and though it's a BD-IPMN, it has ground...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1232456/

Discussion: Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms (IPMN) with symptoms

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 8, 2025

I had the Whipple surgery in 2021 for SD IPMN. Pathology report confirmed no cancer. I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807172/

Discussion: MRI MRCP - Cyst (IPMN) - Newbie

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Feb 6, 2023

Hi, my wife has been having dull pain on her right abdomen for a while. she...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765903/

Discussion: MRI MRCP - Cyst (IPMN) - Newbie

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Oct 26, 2022

The vast majority of IPMN’s are found to be benign and will never cause issue. When...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1029086/

Discussion: MRI finding of IPMNs: anyone have them turn to cancer?

Support Group: Pancreatic Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2024