TABLE 1.

Patient demographics and clinicopathologic characteristics

Cohorts characteristics	Patients
Total patient number	24
Peripheral blood samples	10
Non-tumorous tissue sample	9 pancreatic tissue, 1 duodenum, 2 spleen
Age of resection (median)	70 years (range, 56–82 years)
Gender
Men	15 (62.5%)
Women	9 (37.5%)
Maximum diameter IPMN (median)	27.5 mm (range, 7–50)
Carcinoma detected	9 (37.5%)
Histologic grading
Intermediate	9 (37.5%)
High	15 (62.5%)
Histologic subtypes IPMN
Intestinal	8 (33.3%)
Pancreatobiliary	12 (50%)
Gastric	4 (16.6%)
Relation to main duct
Side branch	6 (25%)
Main duct	6 (25%)
Main and side branch	3 (12.5%)
Not reported	9 (37.5%)
Cyst location
Head	13 (54.1%)
Tail/Body	10 (41.7%)
Diffused	1 (4.2%)