{"id":2039,"date":"2020-04-05T12:28:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T12:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/location\/uchealth-pancreas-cyst-multidisciplinary-clinic-anschutz\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:17:02","slug":"uchealth-pancreas-cyst-multidisciplinary-clinic-anschutz-cancer-pavilion","status":"publish","type":"uch_location","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/uchealth-pancreas-cyst-multidisciplinary-clinic-anschutz-cancer-pavilion\/","title":{"rendered":"UCHealth Pancreas Cyst Multidisciplinary Clinic &#8211; Anschutz Cancer Pavilion"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong><em>Most patients diagnosed with pancreatic cysts will not require surgery. But it&#8217;s crucial to determine whether a cyst is benign, cancerous, or in a transitional state.<\/em><\/strong>\r\n<h3>What is a multidisciplinary clinic?<\/h3>\r\nAs treatments for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/diseases-conditions\/pancreatic-cancer\/\">pancreatic<\/a> and biliary cancer evolve, fewer patients undergo single-modality therapy. Instead, more and more patients are being treated with a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/radiation-oncology\/\">radiation therapy<\/a> that involves the expert opinions of specialists in those treatments.\r\n\r\nThis &#8220;multidisciplinary approach,&#8221;\u00a0our established protocol\u00a0at University of Colorado Hospital in metro Denver, provides patients with the most current, effective, and evidence-based treatments in a single-day appointment, as well as\u00a0the opportunity to meet with the specialists who collaborate\u00a0in his or her care. These specialists might include:\r\n\r\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Surgeons<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medical oncologists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/radiation-oncology\/\">Radiation oncologists<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/digestive-health-liver-pancreas\/\">Gastroenterologists<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anesthesiologists (for pain management)<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pathologists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Radiologists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/services\/nutrition-services\/\">Dieticians<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research coordinators<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n<h3>Learn the advantages of a multidisciplinary clinic<\/h3>\r\nWe offer advanced diagnostic and interventional endoscopic treatments, traditional and laparoscopic Whipple and Distal procedures.\r\n\r\nOnce you are referred to our clinic, specialists review your laboratory and radiologic tests \u2013 and order new tests, if indicated. After you provide a thorough history and get a physical examination, your case is presented to the multidisciplinary team, who design an individualized plan of care that they discuss with you.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"author":2356,"featured_media":7585,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2039","uch_location","type-uch_location","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location\/2039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/uch_location"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/uch_location"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/locations\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}