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CT and MRI of pancreatic cysts Fergus Coakley MD, Chair of Radiology, Oregon Health and Science University

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CT and MRI of pancreatic cysts

Fergus Coakley MD, Chair of Radiology, Oregon Health and Science University

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Context

� 1.2 % of patients have a pancreatic cyst at CT or MRI and >50% are neoplastic

� Pancreatic cysts in ~25% of autopsies: – Atypia in 16% of these & carcinoma-in-situ in 3%

� Some pancreatic cancers are now thought to be derived from these cysts

Spinelli et al. Ann Surg 2004; 239: 651–7 Kimura et al. Int J Pancreatol 1995;18:197–206

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Learning objectives

� Recognize reliable CT and MRI features for characterization of pancreatic cysts

� Suggest evidence-based guidance on appropriate management

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH IT?

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Characterization

Characterization – Management

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Why characterize?

MUCINOUS CYSTIC TUMORS*

•Intraductal papillary mucinous

neoplasm (IPMN)

•Mucinous cystic neoplasm

NON-MUCINOUS CYSTIC TUMORS •Serous cystadenoma

•Cystic degeneration solid tumor •Inflammatory fluid collection

•Simple/congenital cyst

*“M” TUMORS Mucin-containing

Marker elevated (high CEA) Malignant risk

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Frequency in pooled surgical series

* LIKELY UNDER-REPRESENTED 1. MGH – high resection rate (Arch Surg 2003; 138: 427-3)

2. Singapore - “Aggressive” policy (Am J Surg 2006; 192: 148-54) 3. MSKCC - “Selective” policy (Ann Surg 2006; 244: 572-82)

Lesion N = 520

IPMN 138 (27%)

Serous cystadenoma 132 (25%)

Mucinous cystic neoplasm 89 (17%)

Cystic degeneration solid tumor 69 (13%)

Inflammatory PFC* 48 (9%)

Simple/congenital cyst* 4 (1%)

Symptomatic 335 (64%)

“CLASSIC” CYSTIC NEOPLASMS (~70%)

DIFFERENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

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Terminology

OLD NEW

Microcystic adenoma Serous cystadenoma

Macrocystic adenoma/adenocarcinoma Mucinous cystic neoplasm

Mucinous ductal ectasia IPMN (intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm)

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IPMN

� Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: – Tumor = Intraductal hypersecreting nodules – Imaging = ducts dilated by mucin (rings & tubes) – Jellylike mucin leaking from papilla in 20-55% – Usually > 60 yrs and men ≈ women – Mimics acute or chronic pancreatitis AJR 2001; 176: 921-929 Radiographics 1999; 19: 1447-63

SIDE BRANCH MAIN DUCT

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IPMN

� Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm: – Tumor = Intraductal hypersecreting nodules – Imaging = ducts dilated by mucin (rings & tubes) – Jellylike mucin leaking from papilla in 20-55% – Usually > 60 yrs and men ≈ women – Mimics acute or chronic pancreatitis AJR 2001; 176: 921-929 Radiographics 1999; 19: 1447-63

SIDE BRANCH MAIN DUCT

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Leaking mucus

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Favors pancreatic head

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49 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH DIARRHEA Typical intercommunicating cysts and tubes

Communicates (unless plugged)

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Gaping “fish-mouth” papilla

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�Typical features: – Women:men ≥ 8:1 - Mean age 45 years – No communication - Ovarian stroma – Involves body or tail - Lobulated/exophytic – Mural calcification in 15% - Few big locules – CEA > 200 ng/mL in 80% - Was “macrocystic”

Mucinous cystic neoplasm

76 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH LUNG CANCER

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Serous cystadenoma

77 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH LUNG CANCER

�Typical features: – Relatively rare – Mean age 70-80 years – Women:men ≈ 3:1 – Central scar in 20-38% – Old “microcystic”

“S TUMOR” SPONGELIKE

STELLATE SCAR SUNBURST

CALCIFICATION MAY LOOK SERIOUS

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�Resect if symptomatic or > 4 cm? – Faster growth; 20 mm/year versus 1 mm/year

�Risk of malignancy is negligible: – Serous cystadenocarcinomas are reportable

JOP 2009; 10: 332-334 J Gastrointest Surg 2008; 12: 408–410 J Clin Gastroenterol 2005;39: 253-6

Natural history

SEROUS CYSTADENOCARCINOMA

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Cystic degeneration of solid tumor

�SPEN: 100% (56/56)

�NE tumor: 10% (17/170)

�Adenocarcinoma: Macrocysts in 8% (38/483) at pathology

�Acinar cell cancer: 83% (5/6)

J Pancreas 2006; 7(1S):131-36 Radiology 1996; 199: 707-11 J Am Coll Surg 2008; 206: 1154-58 Mod Pathol 2005; 18: 1157-64

Clin Radiol 2010; 65: 223-9

46 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN

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Cystic degeneration of solid tumor

�SPEN: 100% (56/56)

�NE tumor: 10% (17/170)

�Adenocarcinoma: Macrocysts in 8% (38/483) at pathology

�Acinar cell cancer: 83% (5/6)

J Pancreas 2006; 7(1S):131-36 Radiology 1996; 199: 707-11 J Am Coll Surg 2008; 206: 1154-58 Mod Pathol 2005; 18: 1157-64

Clin Radiol 2010; 65: 223-9

INCIDENTAL MASS IN 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN

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Cystic degeneration of solid tumor

�SPEN: 100% (56/56)

�NE tumor: 10% (17/170)

�Adenocarcinoma: Macrocysts in 8% (38/483) at pathology

�Acinar cell cancer: 83% (5/6)

J Pancreas 2006; 7(1S):131-36 Radiology 1996; 199: 707-11 J Am Coll Surg 2008; 206: 1154-58 Mod Pathol 2005; 18: 1157-64

Clin Radiol 2010; 65: 223-9

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Cystic degeneration of solid tumor

�SPEN: 100% (56/56)

�NE tumor: 10% (17/170)

�Adenocarcinoma: Macrocysts in 8% (38/483) at pathology

�Acinar cell cancer: 83% (5/6)

J Pancreas 2006; 7(1S):131-36 Radiology 1996; 199: 707-11 J Am Coll Surg 2008; 206: 1154-58 Mod Pathol 2005; 18: 1157-64

Clin Radiol 2010; 65: 223-9

INCIDENTAL MASS IN 75 YEAR OLD WOMAN

54 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN

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Inflammatory PFC � Collections secondary to pancreatitis:

– Includes acute post-pancreatitis collection, pseudocyst, abscess, and walled off necrosis

� Unilocular cyst without septae or solid parts: – But may have internal debris (high PPV) – Amylase >5000U/mL: 61-94% sens, 58-74% spec

JCAT 2008; 32: 757-63 Radiology 2009; 251: 77-84 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2005; 61: 363-70

INTERNAL DEBRIS Kappa = 0.89 (objective) 13/20 pseudocysts versus 1/22 cystic neoplasms

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Inflammatory PFC

� History of pancreatitis fairly reliable: – 100% (30/30) of pseudocysts, 6/70 (9%) other cysts – Evolution on serial imaging may also help

JCAT 2008; 32: 757-63 Radiology 2009; 251: 77-84 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2005; 61: 363-70

64 year old with recent pancreatitis

2 months later… Mucinous cancer on biopsy

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�Traditional radiology teaching: – Rare, outside of syndromes (VHL)

�Challenged by newer data: – 186 cysts <12 mm found in 300

autopsies; most benign but atypia in 6.4% and CIS in 3.4%

– Cysts on SSFSE in 19.6% of unselected patients (283/1444); 84% ≤10 mm

Int J Pancreatol 1995; 18:197-206 Radiology 2002; 223: 547-553

Simple/congenital cysts

80 YEAR OLD MAN WITH RENAL IMPAIRMENT

VHL

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Characterization - summary Pathology Clinical and imaging findings Sample

IPMN Older men or women Intercommunicating cysts and tubes

MCN Middle-aged women Exophytic “bunch of grapes”

Serous cystadenoma

Elderly women or sometimes men Spongelike/Stellate (“S” tumor)

SPEN Young woman or girl Solid with cystic/hemorrhagic parts

Cystic NE tumor Any age or gender Hypervascular solid/cystic mass

Simple cyst Any age Small incidental unilocular cyst

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Management

Characterization – Management

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Cancer risk in mucinous tumors

Main (+ mixed) duct IPMN

Side branch IPMN MCN

Invasive cancer and CIS 70% 25% 17%

Invasive cancer 43% 15% 12%

�Surgical data suggests resection of: – All main duct IPMNs – Branch duct IPMNs if > 3 cm or mural nodules – MCNs > 4 cm or mural nodules

Tanaka et al, Pancreatology 2006; 6: 17–32 Crippa et al. Ann Surg. 2008; 247: 571-9

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Malignant transformation

71 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH PAIN Cancer arising in IPMN proven at surgery

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Malignant transformation

72 YEAR OLD WOMAN – 3 YEARS INTERMITTENT PAIN AND DILATED PANCREATIC DUCT

“Mucinous adenocarcinoma” at pathology

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Malignant transformation

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EUS is not perfect…

61 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH INTERMITTENT STABBING PAIN IN THE UPPER ABDOMEN

Whipples: IPMN with dysplasia - no invasive cancer

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Does pathology matter? � Outcome studies after surgery:

– CIS pooled with “non-invasive” – Invasive cancer in IPMN has worse prognosis

Nagai et al, World J Surg 2008; 32: 271–278 Rodriguez et al, Gastroenterology 2007; 133: 72–79 Salvia et al, Annals of Surgery 2004; 239: 678-687

Yamao et al, Pancreas 2011; 40: 67-71

72 IPMNs 145 BD-IPMNs 72 MD-IPMNs 156 “true” MCNs

Invasive cancer

Invasive cancer

Invasive cancer Invasive cancer

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Other important studies Population Findings

Multicenter surgical study (n = 166; ≤3 cm)

Cancer risk if asymptomatic & benign-appearing = 3.3% (similar to operative mortality, observation justified?)

Incidental cysts on US or CT (n = 79; ≤2 cm)

No pancreatic deaths in 67 with 5+ years of follow-up

Incidental cysts seen on EUS (n = 97)

No pancreatic deaths in 93 with mean 4 yr follow-up No surgery in 71/93 (76%) <3 cm and benign on EUS, surgery in other 22 - 13 premalignant and 2 malignant

J Gastroint Surg 2008; 12: 234-42 AJR 2005;184:20–23 Surgery 2010; 147:13-20

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PANCREATIC CYST

MANAGE AS PER DIAGNOSIS

EUS/SURGERY?

Distinctive (Serous cystadenoma,

pseudocyst)

Indeterminate

Low risk or low yield

IGNORE?

High risk (size, IPMN,nodules)

Intermediate risk

SURVEILLANCE/EUS?

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Sendai guidelines

Features Recommendation

< 1 cm Annual follow-up

1-3 cm and simple on EUS or MRI

Follow-up every 6 months for 2 years then every year

> 1 cm and complex Resect

Consensus on mucinous pancreatic cysts

Tanaka et al, Pancreatology 2006; 6: 17-32

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ACR guidelines

Size Recommendation

< 2 cm Single follow-up in one year - No more work-up if stable - Go to next level if bigger

2-3 cm

Do MRI/MRCP for characterization - Repeat every 6 months for 2 years if side branch IPMN - Repeat annually if uncharacterized - Repeat every 2 years if serous cystadenoma

> 3 cm Serous cystadenoma: Consider resection if 4+ cm Uncharacterized: Cyst aspiration/resection as appropriate

If detected incidentally in asymptomatic patient

Berland et al, J Am Coll Radiol 2010;7:754-773

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Other “expert” publications

� ASGE: Review questioning utility of imaging, EUS, FNA, and fluid analysis

� ACG “guidelines”: Really just a review paper plus selected scenarios/FAQs

� SSAT/AGA/ASGE: Review paper with no clear recommendations

ASGE Standards of Practice Committee. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2005; 61: 363-70

Khalid et al. Am J Gastroenterol 2007; 102: 2339–49 Simeone. J Gastrointest Surg 2008: 12: 1475–1477

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Reasons for uncertainty

�General: – Surgical series ≠ “All comers” – Pathology ≠ outcome (does CIS progress?) – Cost & risk analyses needed (≤2% mortality) – Variable pathology (e.g. ovarian stroma for MCN?)

66 YEAR MAN WITH CRF – “MCN” DIAGNOSED AT PATHOLOGY AFTER DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY, BUT CLASSIC IPMN!!

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Reasons for uncertainty

� Imaging: – Limited imaging accuracy – Limited EUS availability/capacity – MCN versus side branch IPMN

35 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH CYSTIC PANCREATIC LESION FOUND DURING STAGING OF BREAST CANCER

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Imagine if this was you…

64 year old man with 3 weeks of nocturnal epigastric pain relieved by sitting up – pain now resolved

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Case example

64 year old man with 3 weeks of nocturnal epigastric pain relieved by sitting up – pain now resolved

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Case example

74 year old woman with cyst found at CT for pelvic pain – grew from 2.8 to 3.9 cm over 6/12 – MCN with high grade

dysplasia at Whipple’s

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Case example

81 year asymptomatic retired dentist with family history of pancreatic cancer – presumed multifocal IPMN

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Case example

43 year old woman with cyst found after one episode LUQ pain – IPMN with moderate dysplasia at surgery

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49 year old man with single episode of acute abdominal pain that resolved spontaneously…

Case example

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Three years later…

Biopsy demonstrated mucinous adenocarcinoma

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Conclusions

�Clinical and MRI findings often allow accurate characterization, but some cysts are indeterminate

�Evidence (in my opinion!) supports relatively conservative approach to many incidental pancreatic cysts – < 5-20 mm: Ignore or single follow-up? – Bigger: Surveillance or EUS, resect if complex

and/or > 3-4 cm?

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