Table 1 Clinicopathological features of 33 patients with pancreatic serous cystadenoma
Clinicopathological features | Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (median, range) | 63 years (23–87) | |
Gender | Male | 10 (30%) |
Female | 23 (70%) | |
Specimen type | Surgical resection | 23 (70%) |
EUS cytology | 10 (30%) | |
Location | Head | 8 (24%) |
Body | 16 (48%) | |
Distal | 8 (24%) | |
Diffuse | 1 (3%) | |
Cyst size (median, range) | 2.6 cm (0.3–7.5) | |
Cyst fluid CEA level (n = 11) | Normal (< 5 ng/mL) | 9 (82%) |
Elevated (> = 5 ng/mL) | 2 (18%) | |
Cyst types | Microcystic | 26 (79%) |
Macrocytic/oligocystic | 7 (21%) | |
von Hippel-Lindau syndrome | Yes | 6 (18%) |
No | 27 (82%) | |
Patient follow-up for EUS cytology cases (n = 10) | No follow-up available | 2 (20%) |
Died of other disease(s) | 2 (20%) | |
Stable and asymptomatic | 6 (60%) | |