Clinical pathway for the diagnosis and treatment of asymptomatic pancreatic cystic neoplasms        LIAO Quan,ZHAO Yu-pei. Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730,China
Corresponding author: Zhao Yu-pei, zhao8028@263.net
Abstract    The prevalence of pancreatic cystic neoplasms has increased dramatically due to the frequent use of abdominal imaging in health examination. Resection is the only treatment method for PCN at present. For asymptomatic patients ,resection means high risk and a decrease in quality of life, therefore proper characterization of PCN is important not only to recognize premalignant lesions that will require surgical resection, but also to avoid unnecessary operation. PCN has the risk of recurrence, so follow-up after resection is also very important.