Review Article
Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas
Table 2
Characteristics of different pancreatic cysts.
| | MCN | IPMN | SPN | SCN | Pseudocyst |
| Sex distribution | | | | | | Age | 40–60 | 60–70 | 20–30 | 60–70 | All ages | Average size of cyst | >3 cm | <3 cm | >3 cm | >3 cm | >3 cm | Morphologic characteristics | Septations thickened wall macrocystic | Dilatation of PD micro/macrocystic | Mixed solid and fluid with hemorrhage | Microcystic | Unilocular thick wall | Fluid | Viscous, clear | Viscous, clear | Thin, bloody | Thin, clear | Thin, dark | Malignant potential | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
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MCN: mucinous cystic neoplasm, IPMN: intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, SPN: solid pseudopapillary neoplasm, SCN: serous cystic neoplasm, PD: pancreatic duct.
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