Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2019; 11(2): 102-116
Published online Feb 15, 2019. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v11.i2.102
Table 1 European Registry of Hereditary Pancreatitis and Familial Pancreatic Cancer criteria[24]
EUROPAC criteria
Criterion 1≥ 2 first-degree relatives with pancreatic cancer
Criterion 2≥ 3 relatives with pancreatic cancer
Criterion 3Possible associated cancer syndrome (defined as sub-criteria below) in addition to the case of pancreatic cancer being studied
Criterion 3.a: BRCA1/2Personal/family history (≥ 1 first/second-degree relatives) of breast/ovarian cancer
Criterion 3.b: Familial Atypical Multiple Mole Melanoma (FAMMM) syndromePersonal/family history of melanoma in ≥ 1 first/second degree relative AND a high total body naevi count (often > 50)
Criterion 3.c: Lynch syndromePersonal/family history (≥ 1 first/second-degree relatives) of a Lynch syndrome-associated cancer (such as colorectal, endometrial, small bowel, renal)
Criterion 3.d: Peutz-Jeghers syndromeOral/mucous membrane pigmentation +/- a personal/family history (≥ 1 first/second-degree relatives) of gastrointestinal cancers in first/second degree relatives