One Third of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnoses Missed on Scans
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Signs of pancreatic cancer that were missed on earlier imaging scans represent a "huge window of lost opportunity," say United Kingdom researchers who report a novel analysis. The study set out to identify the incidence and root causes of missed pancreatic cancer diagnoses on CT and MRI scans, the investigators explained at the United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week 2022. The team studied 600 pancreatic cancer (PC) cases, including 46 cases (7.7%) categorized as post-imaging pancreatic cancer (PIPC) — cases not detected on imaging performed 3-18 months prior to diagnosis.
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@ridaz-0 The findings are notable as the time window for curative PC surgery is often short, and missing the diagnosis on cross-sectional imaging can result in worse clinical outcomes for patients already dealing with a challenging cancer that has generally poor outcomes, Umar told Medscape Medical News.