| FNA | fine needle aspiration |
| PDAC | pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| MCN | mucinous cystic neoplasm |
| SPN | solid papillary neoplasm |
| SCN | serous cystic neoplasm |
| IPMN | intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm |
| IPMN-MD | IPMN main duct |
| IMPN-BD | IPMN branch duct |
| PD | pancreatoduodenectomy |
| DP | distal pancreatectomy |
| TP | total pancreatectomy |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasound |
| CA 19-9 serum | carbohydrate antigen 19-9 |
| WBC | white blood cell count |
| CRP | C-reactive protein |
| sEGFR | soluble epidermal growth factor receptor |
| sIL-6Ra | soluble interleukin-6 receptor alpha |
| FGF | fibroblast growth factor |
| sVEGFR-1/-2 | soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1/-2 |
| PECAM-1 | platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule-1 |
| PDGF-AB/BB | platelet derived growth factor—AB/BB |
| G-CSF | granulocyte colony-stimulating factor |
| HGF | hepatocyte growth factor |
| sTIE-2 | soluble TIE-2 |
| SCF | stem cell factor |
| BMI | body mass index |
| ASA | American Society of Anesthesiologists |
| LEC | lymphoepithelial cyst |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| CEA | carcinoembryonic antigen |
| IL | interleukin |
| IP-10 | interferon gamma-induced protein-10 |
| PDGFRβ | PDGF receptor β |
| PSCs | pancreatic stellate cells |
| Ang-1 | angiopoietin-1 |
| Ang-2 | angiopoietin-2 |