Table 1.
Data summary of 7 patients with IPMN undergoing magnetic resonance cholagiopancreatography (MRCP) and 18FDG-PET scan in the preoperative workup.
| Pt | Data indicative of malignancy | Therapy | Final diagnosis | |
| MRCP | PET | |||
| 1 | POSITIVE | POSITIVE | Follow-up* | Malignant |
| 2 | POSITIVE | POSITIVE | Total pancreatectomy | Malignant |
| 3 | POSITIVE | NEGATIVE | Distal pancreatectomy | Benign |
| 4 | POSITIVE | NEGATIVE | Distal pancreatectomy | Benign |
| 5 | POSITIVE | NEGATIVE | Follow-up** (26 months) | Benign |
| 6 | NEGATIVE | NEGATIVE | Follow-up (21 months) | Benign |
| 7 | NEGATIVE | NEGATIVE | Follow-up (34 months) | Benign |
* not operated for high surgical risk, dead for disease after 5 months
** not operated for high surgical risk