Table 2.
Major features of four most common cystic lesions
| Feature | SCN | MCN | IPMN | Pseudocyst |
| Prevalent age | Middle aged | Middle aged | Elderly | Variable |
| Sex | F > M | F1 | M > F | M > F |
| Alcohol abuse | No | No | No | Yes |
| History of pancreatitis | No | No | Frequent | Yes1 |
| Location | Evenly | Body-tail1 | Head | Evenly |
| Malignant potential | Very rare | Moderate to high | Low to high | None |
1
Mark the most useful epidemiological and clinical information (printed with permission of Dr. M Raimondi). SCN: Serous cystoadenoma neoplasm; MCN: Mucinous cystic neoplasm; IPMN: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm.