Frequent MRIs and cancer surveillance cause patient anxiety

Frequent MRIs and cancer surveillance cause patient anxiety
Frequent MRIs and cancer surveillance cause patient anxiety

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m writing to seek your perspective on a diagnosis that has caused me significant anxiety. A recent incidental finding on an MRI, followed by an endoscopic ultrasound, revealed a cluster of several small cysts (3-7 mm) in my pancreas. They’re suspected to be branch-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs).

My main pancreatic duct is mildly enlarged.

My doctors have reco…