severe complications may arise. As a medical school instructor once told us: ‘One should never mess with the pancreas.'”
Castro did point out that the new test is somewhat invasive itself, as physicians would need to collect pancreatic cyst fluid and draw blood to conduct the analysis.
But he added that when it comes to patient risk, CompCyst “certainly pales in comparison” to unnecessary, major surgery.
More information
For more on pancreatic cysts, see Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
