[Intraduct papillar-mucinous pancreatic tumors]

To inform the surgeons about specific morphologic criteria of pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, features of diagnosis and surgical treatment of this pathology.

This article review the foreign papers published in last five years, which are dedicated to the diagnostic, surgical strategy and long-term results.

Feature of the intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm is growth along ductal system of the pancreas. Histological assessment of the resection's margin should be a gold rule. Long-term results of surgical treatment are better than those of the malignant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms.