Resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas with recurrence limited in lung have a significantly better prognosis than those with other recurrence patterns.

The majority of patients with curative resection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma recur within 5 years of resection. However, the prognosis associated with different patterns of recurrence has not been well studied. A retrospective review of patients who underwent curative surgical resection of pancreatic cancer was performed.

Interscan reproducibility of quantitative coronary plaque volume and composition from CT coronary angiography using an automated method.

Objectives: Quantitative measurements of coronary plaque volume may play a role in serial studies to determine disease progression or regression. Our aim was to evaluate the interscan reproducibility of quantitative measurements of coronary plaque volumes using a standardized automated method.

Methods: Coronary dual source computed tomography angiography (CTA) was performed twice in 20 consecutive patients with known coronary artery disease within a maximum time difference of 100 days.

Screening for early pancreatic neoplasia in high-risk individuals: a prospective controlled study.

Background & Aims: Individuals with a strong family history of pancreatic cancer and persons with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) have an increased risk for pancreatic cancer. This study screened for early pancreatic neoplasia and compared the pancreatic abnormalities in high-risk individuals and control subjects.

Methods: High-risk individuals with PJS or a strong family history of pancreatic cancer were prospectively evaluated with baseline and 12-month computed tomography (CT) scan and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS).

Endobronchial carcinoid in a child: depiction with three-dimensional volume rendering.

Endobronchial carcinoid is an extremely rare neoplasm in children. We report a case in which this entity was prospectively diagnosed by 3-D CT bronchography with volume rendering techniques. The ability to prospectively implicate an endobronchial neoplasm in a child may help to guide subsequent therapy and management.