It’s not unusual for cysts—balloon like pockets filled with fluid— to form in the pancreas, an important organ that produces enzymes that help digest food. A majority of pancreas cysts are benign, although some are considered pre-cancerous and are the most common identifiable precursor to pancreatic cancer. Unlike other cysts such as those on the ovaries, liver or kidneys, some pancreatic cysts do have the potential to progress to pancreatic cancer over time. Read more at cinj.org.
Russell Langan, MD - surgical oncologist at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health and director of surgical oncology, Northern Region, RWJBarnabas Health and chief of Surgical Oncology and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.
Brett L. Ecker, MD, - surgical oncologist at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health