Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 14, 2015; 21(14): 4261-4267
Published online Apr 14, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i14.4261
Table 2 Clinical features of biliary tract intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (n = 19)
Featuren (%)
Presenting symptoms
Abdominal pain15 (78.9)
Jaundice7 (36.8)
Weight loss3 (15.8)
None1 (5.3)
Schistosomiasis14 (21.1)
Presence of cholangitis16 (84.2)
Repeated episodes cholangitis6 (31.6)
Location
Intrahepatic and hilum13 (68.4)
Extrahepatic5 (26.3)
Multifocal1 (5.3)
Serum chemistry
Elevated CEA (> 3.4 ng/dL)5 (26.3)
Elevated CA 19-9 (> 22 U/mL)8 (42.1)