Table 2.
Characteristics of the four patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) and pancreatic adenocarcinoma
| Sex/ age (y) | Alcohol intake (g/day) | Smoking (pack years) | Aetiology of CP (duration (months)) | Pancreatic calcifications | Diabetes mellitus | Steatorrhea | Symptoms revealing pancreatic cancer | Outcome |
| F/43 | 20–120 | 10–40 | Alcoholic (29) | Yes | No | No | Pain, weight loss, jaundice | Died at 8 months |
| F/54 | >120 | Not available | Alcoholic (38) | Yes | Yes | No | Pain, weight loss, jaundice | Died at 11 months |
| M/77 | <20 | 0 | Idiopathic (55) | No | No | Yes | Pain, weight loss, jaundice, duodenal stenosis | Died at 5 months |
| M/38 | 20–120 | <10 | Alcoholic (103) | Yes | No | Yes | Pain, weight loss, jaundice | Died at 14 months |