Intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma of pancreas

What it is

Intraductal papillary mucinous carcinoma of pancreas is a rare epithelial tumor of pancreas characterized by malignant, mucin-producing cystic mass, originating from the pancreatic ductal system, associated with local invasion and metastatic spread, composed of mucin-producing, columnar epithelial cells covering the dilated pancreatic ducts with a papillary structure. The presenting symptoms are non-specific and include abdominal pain, pancreatitis, steatorrhea, jaundice and diabetes. Many patients are asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis.

Key facts

Prevalence

<1 / 1 000 000 (annual incidence, Europe)

Age of onset

Adult

Inheritance

Not applicable

Classified as

Disease

Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.

ICD-10 codes

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

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