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@entity1 @entity788 @entity5 @entity490 @entity3 @entity9296 @entity528 @entity7157
From 1963 to 1983, 26 @entity1 with @entity788 were treated at the Lahey Clinic, Burlington, Mass. @entity9296 (15 @entity1 ) was more common than @entity7157 (11 @entity1 ). Preoperative symptoms, such as @entity490 , were present for as long as 18 years before diagnosis. The mean size of cysts was 7 cm. Distal pancreatectomy, the most common operation, was performed in ten @entity1 . Eight of the 11 @entity1 with @entity7157 had @entity3 at the time of surgical exploration. There was one postoperative death (3.8%). @entity1 with @entity7157 had an adjusted median survival time after operation of 6.0 months. The long prodrome in many of the @entity5 @entity1 suggests that benign @entity9296 , particularly of the mucinous type, may undergo @entity528 . Benign @entity9296 seems unlikely to recur after adequate resection. Whenever possible, complete excision of @entity9296 and @entity7157 is the procedure of choice.
