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Langan et al. Art Int Surg 2023;3:140-6 Artificial
DOI: 10.20517/ais.2023.13
Intelligence Surgery

Editorial Open Access

Role of artificial intelligence in pancreatic cystic
neoplasms: modernizing the identification and

longitudinal management of pancreatic cysts

Russell C. Langan 1,2,3 , Henry A. Pitt 1,2,3 , Erika Schneider 4
1
Division of Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 07039, USA.
2
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson University Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ 07039, USA.
3
Department of Surgery, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, RWJ Barnabas Health, New Brunswick, NJ 07039, USA.
4
EON Health, Denver, CO 80246, USA.
Correspondence to: Prof. Russell C. Langan, Division of Surgical Oncology, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 94 Old Short
Hills Road, Suite 1172, Livingston, NJ 07039, USA. E-mail: Russell.Langan@rwjbh.org
How to cite this article: Langan RC, Pitt HA, Schneider E. Role of artificial intelligence in pancreatic cystic neoplasms:
modernizing the identification and longitudinal management of pancreatic cysts. Art Int Surg 2023;3:140-6.
https://dx.doi.org/10.20517/ais.2023.13

Received: 11 Apr 2023 First Decision: 17 May 2023 Accepted: 21 Jun 2023 Published: 3 Jul 2023

Academic Editor: Andrew A. Gumbs Copy Editor: Dan Zhang Production Editor: Dan Zhang

Abstract
Mucinous cysts of the pancreas represent the most common identifiable precursor to pancreatic cancer. Evidence-
based guidelines for screening and surveillance exist, but many patients are either not properly identified or lost to
follow-up. Artificial Intelligence, specifically computational linguistics models, can dramatically improve patient
identification and mitigate risk through modernizing pancreatic cyst longitudinal surveillance. Herein we discuss
the risk associated with mucinous cysts of the pancreas and modern approaches to patient identification and
follow-up.

Keywords: Pancreatic cyst, mucinous cysts, intraductal papillary mucinous cystic neoplasm (IPMN), mucinous
cystic neoplasm (MCN), pancreatic duct adenocarcinoma, computational linguistics

INTRODUCTION
Mucinous cysts of the pancreas represent the most common identifiable precursor to pancreatic cancer. In
2021, pancreas cancer represented the tenth and eighth most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and

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