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. 2014 Oct 14;20(38):13833–13841. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13833

Table 1.

Histopathological, immunophenotypical and clinical characteristics of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (adapted from [22])

Types and subtypes Main localization Sex Frequency Microscopic findings Immunophenotype
Association with PDAC
MUC1 MUC2 MUC5AC MUC6 CDX2
Main-duct type IPMN
Intestinal type Pancreatic head M(>)F 36% Papillae lined by columnar cells - + + - + 34%
Pancreatobiliary type Pancreatic head M(>)F 7% Papillae lined by cuboidal cells + - + + - 58%
Oncocytic type Pancreatic head M(>)F 9% Complexe papillae lined by multiple layer of cells with eosinophilic cytoplasma + - + + - 25%
Branch-duct type IPMN
Gastric type Uncinate process M(>)F 49% Gastric foveolar epithelium - - + - - 6%

IPMN: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; PDAC: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.