Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2010; 16(15): 1890-1895
Published online Apr 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i15.1890
Table 2 Comparison of the branch type IPMN in patients with or without intra- or extra-pancreatic cancer
IPMN with intra- or extra-pancreatic cancer (resection/non-resection)IPMN without intra- or extra-pancreatic cancer (resection/non-resection)P value
n47 (16/31)98 (19/79)
Age68.4 (65.0/70.0)65.4 (63.2/66.4)NS
Sex (male:female)22:25 (7:9/15:16)57:41 (13:6/44:35)NS
Median diameter of cystic lesion (mm)20.8 ± 11.8 (23.3 ± 10.4/19.5 ± 12.4)19.7 ± 13.6 (23.0 ± 13.3/19.0 ± 13.7)NS
Median diameter of MPD (mm)2.2 ± 2.4 (3.5 ± 3.6/1.6 ± 1.2)2.1 ± 2.3 (3.6 ± 2.9/1.7 ± 1.9)NS
Median diameter of mural nodule (mm)2.1 ± 5.7 (5.3 ± 8.7/0.5 ± 1.9)1.3 ± 5.1 (5.6 ± 10.5/0.3 ± 1.5)NS