Early Pancreatic Cancer: Clinical Implications, Workup, and Imaging Findings with Histopathologic Correlation for Personalized Surveillance

Puntos clave

• This research aims to highlight the importance of a multidisciplinary strategy for early detection of pancreatic cancer.
• Utilized integrated clinical risk assessment and dedicated pancreatic imaging techniques.
• Incorporated endoscopic ultrasound and targeted tissue sampling for cytologic analysis.
• Emphasized the role of radiologists in detecting subtle imaging findings.
• Identified indirect imaging findings that precede visible tumors, enhancing early detection efficacy.
• Demonstrated that a combined approach improves diagnosis rates of early-stage pancreatic cancer.