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 4 Entire patient population family history of malignancy and whether European Registry of Hereditary Pancreatitis and Familial Pancreatic Cancer referral criteria were met
Risk FactorFrequencyRelative percentage (%)
Any personal1/family history of cancerYes20250.5
No13233.0
Unknown6616.5
Any personal1 or family history of cancer meeting EUROPAC[24] criteriaYes11328.3
No22155.2
Unknown6616.5
Criteria metCriterion 1 (≥ 2 first-degree relatives with pancreatic cancer)108.8
Criterion 3.a (Personal/family history (≥ 1 first/second-degree relatives) of breast/ovarian cancer)6053.1
Criterion 3.b [Personal/family history of melanoma in ≥ 1 first/second degree relative AND a high total body naevi count (often > 50)]21.8
Criterion 3.c [Personal/family history (≥ 1 first/second-degree relatives) of a Lynch syndrome-associated cancer (such as colorectal, endometrial, small bowel, renal)]2925.7
Criterion 3.d (Oral/mucous membrane pigmentation +/- a personal/family history (≥ 1 first/second-degree relatives) of gastrointestinal cancers in first/second degree relatives)1210.6