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Table 1 Clinical and dynamic contrast-enhanced CT imaging characteristics of pancreatic adenocarcinomas with cystic lesions

From: Morphological characterization of atypical pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with cystic lesion on DCE-CT: a comprehensive retrospective study

Variables

Total

(n = 40)

Type1

(n = 21)

Type 2

(n = 6)

Type3

(n = 13)

Mean age (y)*

60.4 ± 10.2

59.1 ± 8.4

58.5 ± 9.8

63.3 ± 12.9

Sex

    

 male

22 (55%)

9(42.9%)

4 (66.7%)

9 (69.2%)

 female

18(45%)

12 (57.1%)

2 (33.3%)

4 (30.8%)

CA199

    

 <37 U/mL

5 (12.5%)

2 (9.6%)

1 (16.7%)

2 (15.4%)

 ≥ 37 U/mL

35 (87.5%)

19 (90.4%)

5 (83.3%)

11 (84.6%)

Size (cm)†

4.3 (3.2, 5.6)

4.1 (3.2, 5.2)

5.4 (3.9, 6.3)

3.9 (2.8, 5.8)

Location

    

 head/uncinate

11 (27.5%)

6 (28.6%)

1 (16.7%)

4 (30.8%)

 body/ tail

23 (57.5%)

11 (52.4%)

4 (66.7%)

8 (61.5%)

 simultaneously involved

6 (15%)

4 (19.0%)

1 (16.7%)

1 (7.7%)

Tumor Contour bulging

    

 Absence

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

0(0)

 Presence

40 (100%)

21 (100%)

6 (100%)

13 (100%)

Enhancement pattern on DCE-CT

    

 isoattenuating

4 (10%)

1 (4.8%)

1 (16.7%)

2 (15.4%)

 hypoattenuating

36 (90%)

20 (95.2%)

5 (83.3%)

11 (84.6%)

Secondary signs&

35 (87.5%)

19(90.5%)

5 (83.3%)

11(84.6%)

 pancreatic duct abnormalities

34 (85%)

19 (90.5%)

5 (83.3%)

10 (76.9%)

 biliary tree abnormalities

10 (25%)

6 (28.6%)

0 (0)

4 (30.8%)

 pancreatic parenchymal atrophy

24 (60%)

13(61.9%)

3 (50%)

8 (61.5%)

vascular invasion

31 (77.5%)

16 (76.2%)

6 (100%)

9 (69.2%)

peripancreatic organ invasion or distant metastases

24(60%)

11(52.4%)

6(100%)

7(50%)

Missed diagnosis

1 (2.5%)

1 (5%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Misinterpreted diagnosis

14 (35%)

4 (19%)

5 (83.3%)

5 (38.5%)

  1. Note—Except for age and size, Data are in number of occurrences. Data in parentheses represent percentages
  2. *Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  3. †Data are expressed as median (IQR, 1st to 3rd quartile)
  4. &any Secondary sign indicates positivity