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Table 8 Features of pancreatic lesions that underwent endoscopic ultrasound

From: Incidentalomas are associated with an increase in liver transplantation in patients with cirrhosis: a single-center retrospective study

MRI Findings

CA 19–9 (U/mL)

EUS Findings

Biopsy

Pathology

Numerous subcentimeter non-enhancing cysts, likely side-branch IPMNs

N/A

Mild-moderate chronic pancreatitis

No

N/A

1.4 × 2.2 cm cystic lesion at pancreatic head, likely IPMN

105

Multicystic, septated, 22 × 15 mm lesion

Yes

Malignancy absent, mucinous epithelium

Multilobulated pancreatic tail cystic lesion, 2.4 × 2.9 cm

N/A

Septated lesion, 28 mm, side-branch IPMN

Yes

Malignancy absent, mucinous epithelium

Parenchymal atrophy, innumerable tiny cysts; irregular main duct

N/A

Many benign cysts in tail; largest 7 mm

No

N/A

3.3 × 2.3 cm septated cystic lesion at pancreatic neck

6

Multiloculated 2.75 × 1.98 cm cyst at neck

Yes

Malignancy absent, mucinous epithelium

Numerous unilocular cysts at head, largest 14 mm

255

12 × 10 mm cyst in pancreatic head

Yes

Malignancy absent, mucinous epithelium

1.7 cm hypoenhancing head mass

103

1.7 cm pancreatic head mass

Yes

Adenocarcinoma

3 mm cystic lesion at uncinate process

N/A

8 × 8 mm uncinate cystic lesion

No

N/A

Few sub-5 cm cystic foci in pancreas

44

Few cysts in the pancreatic head

No

N/A

7–8 mm enhancing lesion at uncinate process, suspicious for NET

35

Multiple cystic lesions at uncinate, 10 × 10 mm

Yes

Malignancy absent, mucinous epithelium

Small cystic lesions, likely side-branch IPMNs

29

Pancreatic head cysts, 3 × 3 mm, no mass

No

N/A

Small cystic lesions, largest is 8 × 12 mm, likely IPMN

N/A

25 × 17 mm pancreatic head cystic lesion

Yes

Malignancy absent, mucinous epithelium

  1. MRI magnetic resonance imaging; CA 19–9, carbohydrate antigen 19–9 (reference range: < 55 U/mL); EUS endoscopic ultrasound, N/A not available, NET neuroendocrine tumor, IPMN intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm