Table 3.
Comparison of Clinicopathological Features Between Cases with Aggressive Behavior (n = 9) and Indolent Behavior (n = 49)
| Factors | Aggressive (n = 9) | Indolent (n = 49) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 2 | 10 | |
| Female | 7 | 39 | 0.879 | |
| Age (years) | < 35 | 5 | 30 | |
| ≥ 35 | 4 | 19 | 0.574 | |
| Location | Head | 3 | 11 | |
| Body | 1 | 4 | ||
| Tail | 2 | 15 | ||
| Body and tail | 3 | 16 | ||
| Outside pancreas | 0 | 3 | 0.799 | |
| Symptoms | Present | 6 | 26 | |
| Absent | 3 | 23 | 0.622 | |
| Tumor size (cm) | < 8 | 2 | 34 | |
| ≥ 8 | 7 | 15 | 0.01 | |
| Ki-67 index | < 5% | 4 | 45 | |
| ≥ 5% | 5 | 4 | < 0.001 | |
| Tumor infiltration | Present | 6 | 19 | |
| Absent | 3 | 30 | 0.354 | |
| Mitosis | Present | 2 | 8 | |
| Absent | 7 | 41 | 0.363 | |
| Cellular atypia | Present | 0 | 1 | |
| Absent | 9 | 48 | 0.650 | |
| Vascular invasion | Present | 2 | 4 | |
| Absent | 7 | 45 | 0.148 | |
| Lymph node metastasis | Present | 2 | 2 | |
| Absent | 7 | 47 | 0.011 | |
| Necrosis | Present | 4 | 25 | |
| Absent | 5 | 24 | 0.749 | |
| Calcification | Present | 4 | 29 | |
| Absent | 5 | 20 | 0.353 |