Endoscopic ultrasound features of pancreatic solid lesions: Descriptive and predictive analysis on a multicenter sample

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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2025; 17(11): 112487
Published online Nov 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i11.112487

Table 1 Descriptive analysis of the entire sample and main subgroups

Descriptive analysis	Total (n = 761)	PDAC (n = 480)	NET (n = 123)	Metastases (n = 40)	Focal pancreatitis (n = 27)	No diagnosis (n = 59)
Sex (female)	361 (47.4)	236 (49.2)	54 (43.9)	18 (45.0)	7 (25.9)	29 (49.2)
Age (year)	68.6 ± 11.7	70.7 ± 11.7	62.3 ± 14.8	70.4 ± 9.5	63.6 (9.1)	67 (13.6)
Major axis (mm)	29.1 ± 15.0	33.2 ± 15.0	20.3 ± 15.0	24.8 ± 13.4	27 (14.2)	18.9 (14.9)
Minor axis (mm)	24 ± 13.3	27.5 ± 13.3	17.2 ± 13.0	20.7 ± 10.8	20.9 (12.5)	14.6 (11.9)
Arterial invasion	117 (15.4)	102 (21.3)	8 (6.5)	5 (12.5)	0	0
Venous invasion	186 (24.4)	157 (32.7)	17 (13.8)	5 (12.5)	2 (7.4)	0
Vessels compression	324 (42.6)	255 (53.1)	29 (23.6)	14 (35)	5 (18.5)	12 (20.3)
Lymphadenopathy	290 (38.1)	236 (49.2)	17 (13.8)	11 (27.5)	5 (18.5)	12 (20.3)
Ductal dilation	450 (59.1)	379 (79.0)	21 (17.1)	11 (27.5)	10 (37.0)	15 (25.4)
Hypoechoic	697 (91.6)	461 (96.0)	110 (89.4)	34 (85.0)	21 (77.8)	47 (79.7)
Echopattern heterogeneous	648 (85.2)	463 (96.5)	63 (51.2)	28 (70.0)	26 (96.3)	41 (69.5)
Irregular margins	623 (81.9)	460 (95.8)	51 (41.5)	23 (57.5)	23 (85.2)	45 (76.3)
Multiple lesions	44 (5.8)	9 (1.9)	17 (13.8)	9 (22.5)	1 (3.7)	7 (11.9)
Hypovascularization	184 (62.6), n = 294	124 (80.0), n = 155	25 (31.6), n = 79	8 (38.1), n = 21	7 (87.5), n = 8	14 (70.0), n = 20
Hard elastography	128 (81.5), n = 157	83 (96.5), n = 86	24 (68.6), n = 35	7 (50.0), n = 14	7 (77.8), n = 9	4 (50.0), n = 8

Quantitative variables are shown with mean ± SD, qualitative variables are shown with as n (%). Hypovascularization and Hard elastography also show the total number of cases in the disease subgroup in parentheses, as these are not described in all patients. PDAC: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; NET: Neuroendocrine tumor.

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Citation: Zignani N, Balzarini M, Dabizzi E, Fracas E, Millefanti L, Segato S, Vecchi M, Cengia G, Missale G, Tontini GE, Moneghini D, Cavallaro F. Endoscopic ultrasound features of pancreatic solid lesions: Descriptive and predictive analysis on a multicenter sample. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(11): 112487
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Zignani N, Balzarini M, Dabizzi E, Fracas E, Millefanti L, Segato S, Vecchi M, Cengia G, Missale G, Tontini GE, Moneghini D, Cavallaro F. Endoscopic ultrasound features of pancreatic solid lesions: Descriptive and predictive analysis on a multicenter sample. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17(11): 112487 [PMID: 41256295 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i11.112487]

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