Table 1.
Differential diagnosis of pancreatic cysts.
| Nonneoplastic lesions | Neoplastic lesions |
|---|---|
| IPMN | |
| Pseudocysts | MCN |
| SCN | |
| Syndromes causing multiple cysts | SPN |
| (i) Autosomal dominant polycystic disease | |
| (ii) Cystic fibrosis | |
|
| |
| Infectious cysts | Cystic variants of solid tumors |
| (i) Hydatid cysts | (i) Cystic teratoma |
| (ii) Abscess | (ii) Cystic ductal adenocarcinoma |
| (iii) Cystic neuroendocrine tumor | |
| (iv) Cystic acinar cell carcinoma | |
| Lymphoepithelial cysts | (v) Cystic metastases |
| Congenital epithelial cysts | |
| Duplication cysts | |
| Retention cysts | |