Pancreatic Cysts: What’s the Actual Cancer Risk? Edited by Amy Norton May 21, 2026

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pancreatic-cysts-whats-actual-cancer-risk-2026a1000ghk In a large cohort study, patients with low-risk pancreatic cystic lesions had a pancreatic cancer incidence of 1.89 per 1000 person-years — 14 times higher than the general population. Many diagnoses occurred more than 5 years after the initial lesion detection.