Table 1.
Patient and cyst characteristics n (%)
| Entire group (n = 41) | Benign (n = 23) | Malignant/ pre-malignant (n = 18) | P values1 | |
| Age (mean, yr) | 56 | 62 | 51 | 0.03 |
| Male | 12 (29) | 5 (22) | 7 (39) | 0.4 |
| Symptoms | ||||
| Abdominal pain | 26 (63) | 12 (52) | 13 (72) | 0.3 |
| Other symptoms | 5 (12) | 4 (17) | 2 (11) | 0.9 |
| Asymptomatic | 10 (24) | 7 (30) | 3 (17) | 0.6 |
| Pancreatitis | ||||
| Previous acute pancreatitis | 9 (22) | 7 (30) | 2 (11) | 0.3 |
| Chronic pancreatitis | 8 (20) | 5 (22) | 3 (17) | 0.9 |
| Cyst diameter | ||||
| < 1 cm | 3 (7) | 3 (13) | 0 (0) | 0.3 |
| 1-1.9 cm | 7 (17) | 5 (22) | 2 (11) | 0.6 |
| 2.0-5 cm | 18 (44) | 9 (39) | 8 (44) | 0.9 |
| > 5 cm | 13 (32) | 5 (22) | 8 (44) | 0.2 |
| Mean (cm) | 3.0 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 0.006 |
| Location | ||||
| Head | 13 (32) | 9 (39) | 4 (22) | 0.4 |
| Uncinate | 3 (7) | 1 (4) | 2 (11) | 0.8 |
| Body | 14 (34) | 7 (30) | 7 (39) | 0.8 |
| Tail | 11 (27) | 5 (22) | 5 (28) | 0.9 |
| Investigations | ||||
| Surgery | 23 (56) | 8 (35) | 14 (78) | 0.02 |
| Cytology | 41 (100) | 23 (100) | 17 (94) | 0.8 |
| CEA | 23 (56) | 12 (52) | 11 (61) | 0.8 |
| CA 19-9 | 22 (54) | 10 (44) | 12 (67) | 0.2 |
| EUS | 26 (63) | 13 (57) | 9 (39) | 0.4 |
1
Comparison between benign and malignant/premalignant columns.