Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Manuscript ID	42815
Country	Japan

Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Pancreatic cancer screening in patients with presumed branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Yuichi Torisu, Kazuki Takakura, Yuji Kinoshita, Yoichi Tomita, Masanori Nakano and Masayuki Saruta
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Yuichi Torisu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. torisu@jikei.ac.jp
Key Words	Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; Endoscopic ultrasonography; Screening; Early diagnosis
Core Tip	Advances in diagnostic imaging modalities have increased the frequency of incidental findings of pancreatic cysts, including of the intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) - a major risk factor of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). 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.
Citation	Torisu Y, Takakura K, Kinoshita Y, Tomita Y, Nakano M, Saruta M. Pancreatic cancer screening in patients with presumed branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. World J Clin Oncol 2019; 10(2): 67-74

Received	2018-10-13 08:39
Peer-Review Started	2018-10-15 00:09
To Make the First Decision	2018-11-29 07:49
Return for Revision	2018-12-06 07:38
Revised	2018-12-08 08:48
Second Decision	2019-01-08 12:24
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-01-10 03:19
Articles in Press	2019-01-10 03:19
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2019-02-21 09:28

ISSN	2218-4333 (online)
Open Access	This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Copyright	© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.
Permissions	For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/207
Publisher	Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website	http://www.wjgnet.com