Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics.

Authors/year of publication	Patient's sex/age	Location of cystic tumour	Location of endocrine tumour	Endocrine tumour†
Heresbach et al/1993	F/70	Head	Body	Well differentiated, benign
Keel et al/1996	F/47	Head	Within the cystic tumour	Well differentiated, benign
Kim et al/1997	F/67	Diffuse to entire pancreas*	Within the cystic tumour	Well differentiated, carcinoma
Ustun et al/2000	F/49	Head	Within the cystic tumour	Well differentiated, benign
Baek et al/2000	F/29	Body and tail*	Head of pancreas	Uncertain malignant potential
Slukvin et al/2003	M/53	Head	Within the cystic tumour	Well differentiated, benign
Alasio et al/2005	F/78	Body	Within the cystic tumour	Well differentiated, benign
Present case 1	F/71	Body	Body	Well differentiated, benign
Present case 2	F/57	Body	Body	Well differentiated, benign
Present case 3	F/31	Diffuse to entire pancreas*	Head	Well differentiated, carcinoma

*Two of these cases were von Hippel‐Lindau disease‐related; the third was suspected of being associated.

†Classification of endocrine tumortumour according to World Health Organization²⁴.