Table 1. Patients medical features.
Characteristics | Number of cases | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Sex (n=160) | ||
Male | 105 | 65.62 |
Female | 55 | 34.38 |
Sex ratio | – | 1.9 |
Age (years) | ||
<20 | 1 | 0.62 |
21-40 | 11 | |
41-60 | 34 | 21.25 |
61-80 | 92 | 57.5 |
>80 | 22 | 13.75 |
Smoking history | ||
Male smoker | 52 | 32.5 |
Female smoker | 0 | 0 |
Male non-smoker | 24 | 15 |
Female non-smoker | 55 | 34.38 |
Not mentioned | 29 | 18.12 |
Alcohol history | ||
Alcoholism (only males) | 33 | 20.6 |
Not mentioned | 52 | 32.5 |
Symptoms and signs | ||
Jaundice | 148 | 92.5 |
Abdominal pain | 152 | 95 |
Right hypocondrium pain | 145 | 90.6 |
Vomiting and nausea | 138 | 86.3 |
Weight loss | 140 | 87.5 |
Dark urine | 102 | 63.75 |
Pruritus | 105 | 65.6 |
Tumour site | ||
Head of the pancreas | 144 | 90 |
Body of the pancreas | 9 | 5.63 |
Tail of the pancreas | 7 | 4.37 |
Histopathology | ||
Well differentiated adenocarcinoma | 72 | 45 |
Moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma | 33 | 20.62 |
Poorly to moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma | 30 | 18.75 |
Infiltrant adenocarcinoma | 10 | 6.25 |
Poorly differentiated carcinoma | 7 | 4.37 |
Non differentiated carcinoma | 5 | 3.12 |
Not mentioned | 3 | 1.89 |