Diagnosis and Management of Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms: Focusing on Precancerous Lesions

colorectal cancer [2].In South Korea, pancreatic cancer surpassed gastric cancer for the first time in 2022, becom-ing the fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality [3].According to the Korea National Cancer Registry statistics from 2021, the 5-year relative survival rate for pancreatic cancer remains low, at approximately 15.9%, highlighting the critical need for improved diagnostic strategies and early intervention [4].Pancreatic cancer is currently the seventh leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide and is predicted to rise to the second or third leading cause in some Western countries by 2030, mainly because of aging populations and JDCR