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. 2020 May 16;10:28. doi: 10.25259/JCIS_15_2020

Table 4:

Final HPE diagnosis with salient clinical, morphological features, and percentage specific diagnosis by two observers.

Diagnosis (number)
Clinical, Radiological features and % specific diagnosis made SPN (26) WON/pseudocyst (22) IPMN (7) MCA (12) SCN (9) MCAC (2) Simple epithelial cyst (1) Unspecified benign cyst (1)
Median age (Range) years 26 (18–42) 35(23–63) 53 (41–71) 35.5 (21–73) 43 (29–54) 52 (46–58) 33 35
Gender M:F 5:21 15:7 6:1 0:12 1:8 0:2 0:1 0:1
Location (Most frequent) Body and tail 7 (26.9%) Pancreatic and extrapancreatic
10 (45.4%)
Head and Uncinate 4 (57.1%) Body and Tail 4 (33.3%) Body and Tail 6 (66.6%) Body and Tail 2 (100%) Body and tail 1 (100%) Head and uncinate 1 (100%)
Morphology (Frequently encountered) Solid cystic 22 (84.6%)
Microcystic 2 (7.69%)
Cyst with mural nodule
2 (7.69%)
Unilocular 12 (54.5%)
Septated
7(31.82%)
Cyst with mural nodule
5 (71.4%)
Macrocystic
5 (41.6%)
Unilocular
3 (25%)
Microcystic
3 (33.3%)
Macrocystic 2 (22.2%) Mixed solid cystic
2 (22.2%) Septated
2 (22.2%)
Macrocystic
1 (50%)
Cyst with mural nodule 1 (50%)
Macrocystic
1 (100%)
Macrocystic 1
(100%)
Contour (Most frequent) Smooth/macro-lobulated (22/26)
84.6%
Smooth (15/22)
68.1%
Macrolobulated
(4/7)
57.1%
Smooth (10/12)
83.3%
Macrolobulated (5/9)
55.5%
Smooth (2/2)
100%
Smooth Macrolobuated
Wall thickness Not assessed in solid cystic lesions ick (12/22) 54.55% in (6/7)
85.7%
in (10/12)
83.3%
in (7/9)
77.7%
ick (2/2)
100%
ick in
Cyst wall enhancement
Equal/Less than/More than pancreas (Most frequent)
Less
14 (56%)
Equal
17 (77.2%)
Equal
5 (71.4%)
Less
7 (58.33%)
Equal
5 (55.56%)
Equal 1 (50%)
More 1(50%)
Equal 1
(100%)
Equal
1 (100%)
Central scar None None None None 1/9
11.1%
Nil Nil Nil
Debris/ Hemorrhage 5 (19.2%) 15 (68.2%) 1 (14.2%) 1 (8.3%) Nil Nil Nil Nil
Morphology of calcification
(Most frequent)
Coarse
7 (26.9%)
Coarse
1 (4.5%)
Nil Combination of peripheral and septal 2
(16.6%)
Coarse
5 (55.5%)
Combination of peripheral and septal 1 (50%) Coarse
1
(100%)
Nil
Extracapsular cystic sign 1 (3.8%) Nil 1 (14.2%) 2 (16.6%) 6 (66.6%) Nil Nil 1 (100%)
MPD dilatation 2 (7.6%) 6 (27.2%) 7 (100%) 4 (33.3%) 2 (22.2%) Nil Nil Nil
Caliber of MPD if dilated in mm Min- Max 3.4–6 mm 3.3–10 mm 4.1–14mm 3.5–5 mm 3–10.4 mm Nil Nil Nil
MPD communication None None 6 (85.7 %) None None Nil Nil Nil
Morphology of background pancreas (Most frequent) Normal
25 (96.1%)
inning
10 (45.4%)
Normal
4 (57.1%)
Normal 11
(91.6%)
Normal
8 (88.8%)
Normal
2 (100%)
Normal
1 (100%)
Normal
1 (100%)
Correct specific diagnosis (%)
Observer 1
23 (88.4%) 18 (81.8%) 6 (85.7%) 8 (66.6%) 3 (33.3%) 1 (50%) 0% 0%
Correct specific diagnosis (%) Observer 2 22 (84.6%) 20 (90.9%) 5 (71.4%) 9 (75%) 2 (22.2%) 0% 0% 0%