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World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2013; 5(4): 97-103
Published online Apr 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.97
Published online Apr 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.97
Table 1 Univariable analysis of demographic and clinical presentation of pancreatic lesions in chronic pancreatitis patients with inflammatory and malignant mass n (%)
| Variables | Benign (n = 55) | Malignant (n = 28) | P value |
| Mean age (yr) | 38.4 | 45 | 0.02 |
| Gender | 0.35 | ||
| Male | 39 (47) | 17 (20.5) | |
| Female | 16 (19.3) | 11 (13.3) | |
| Etiology | 0.05 | ||
| Tropical | 36 (43.4) | 24 (28.9) | |
| Alcoholic | 19 (22.9) | 4 (4.8) | |
| Smoking | 24 (28.9) | 7 (8.4) | 0.14 |
| Symptoms | |||
| Jaundice | 10 (12) | 21 (25.3) | 0.001 |
| Abdominal pain (sudden worsening) | 10 (12) | 23 (27.7) | 0.001 |
| Persistent vomiting (GOO) | 2 (2.4) | 9 (10.8) | 0.001 |
| Significant wt. Loss | 22 (26.5) | 25 (13.1) | 0.001 |
| Steatorrhea | 10 (12) | 5 (6) | 0.97 |
| Diabetes (Recent onset/sudden worsening) | 20 (24.1) | 14 (16.9) | 0.23 |
- Citation: Perumal S, Palaniappan R, Pillai SA, Velayutham V, Sathyanesan J. Predictors of malignancy in chronic calcific pancreatitis with head mass. World J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 5(4): 97-103
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i4/97.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v5.i4.97