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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 4.
Published in final edited form as: J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Jan 22;18(5):911–916. doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2449-9

TABLE 2.

Univariate analysis – malignant vs non-malignant IPMN

Malignant IPMN
n=82
Non-malignant
IPMN
n=102
P
Median age - years (range) 68 (37–85) 68 (34–88) 0.553
Median radiologic size - cm (range) 3.2 (1–13) 2.7 (1–7) 0.006
Solid component/mural nodule – n (%) 32 (39%) 8 (8%) <0.001
≥ 3 cm – n (%) 45 (61%) 38 (38%) 0.004
Symptomatic – n (%) 49 (60%) 52 (51%) 0.297
Uncinate process cystic lesion – n (%) 22 (28%) 28 (27%) 1
Type
    Main-duct – n (%) 31 (38%) 6 (6%) <0.001
    Combined-duct – n (%) 23 (28%) 17 (17%) 0.073
    Branch-duct – n (%) 28 (34%) 79 (77%) <0.001
Ductal dilation
    Main duct – n 54 23 <0.001
    Branch duct – n 27 33 1
    Uncinate duct – n 30 17 0.004

“Malignant IPMN” = IPMN with HGD or IC; “Non-malignant IPMN” = IPMN with moderate of low-grade dysplasia