Pancreatic cystic lesions: How endoscopic ultrasound morphology and endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration help unlock the diagnostic puzzle

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 16, 2012; 4(6): 247-259
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Table 2 Major features of four most common cystic lesions

Feature	SCN	MCN	IPMN	Pseudocyst
Prevalent age	Middle aged	Middle aged	Elderly	Variable
Sex	F > M	F¹	M > F	M > F
Alcohol abuse	No	No	No	Yes
History of pancreatitis	No	No	Frequent	Yes¹
Location	Evenly	Body-tail¹	Head	Evenly
Malignant potential	Very rare	Moderate to high	Low to high	None

¹Mark the most useful epidemiological and clinical information (printed with permission of Dr. M Raimondi). SCN: Serous cystoadenoma neoplasm; MCN: Mucinous cystic neoplasm; IPMN: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.

Citation: Barresi L, Tarantino I, Granata A, Curcio G, Traina M. Pancreatic cystic lesions: How endoscopic ultrasound morphology and endoscopic ultrasound fine needle aspiration help unlock the diagnostic puzzle. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2012; 4(6): 247-259
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v4/i6/247.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v4.i6.247