Synchronous manifestation of colorectal cancer and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms.

High rates of extrapancreatic malignancies, in particular colorectal cancer (CRC), have been detected in patients with intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN). So far, there is no distinct explanation in the literature for the development of secondary or synchronous malignancies in patients with IPMN. In the past few years, some data related to common genetic alterations in IPMN and other affiliated cancers have been published.