Telomerase activity in the differential diagnosis of pancreatic mass.

Background: In this manuscript, we show that the detection of telomerase activity in pancreatic mass tissue provides early evidence of a cancerous process that requires a well-timed surgical treatment.

Methods: Eighty-eight patients with pancreatic mass (both benign and malignant) were involved in the research. Comparative analyses of the data and instrumental methods to define the histological structure of tumor mass and measure telomerase activity have been carried out.