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World J Clin Oncol. Nov 24, 2025; 16(11): 112030
Published online Nov 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i11.112030
Published online Nov 24, 2025. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v16.i11.112030
Table 2 Abnormal pancreatic lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging and endoscopic ultrasound during surveillance, n (%)
| MRI (n = 1553) | EUS (n = 1811) | P value | |
| Pancreatic lesion | 40 (2.6) | 231 (12.8) | < 0.001 |
| Cystic lesion | 35 (2.3) | 182 (10.1) | < 0.001 |
| Solid lesion | 5 (0.3) | 42 (2.3) | < 0.001 |
| Cystic and solid lesion | 0 (0) | 7 (0.4) | 0.014 |
| Abdominal ultrasound finding | 7 (0.5) | 15 (0.8) | 0.176 |
| Cystic lesion | 6 (0.4) | 15 (0.8) | 0.105 |
| Solid lesion | 1 (0.06) | 0 (0) | 0.280 |
| Proven neoplasm | |||
| Adenocarcinoma | 1 (0.06) | 2 (0.11) | 0.656 |
| Neuroendocrine tumor | 1 (0.06) | 2 (0.11) | 0.656 |
| IPMN | 4 (0.26) | 0 (0) | 0.031 |
| Suspicious neoplasm | |||
| Branch-duct IPMN | 7 (0.5) | 42 (2.3) | < 0.001 |
| Main-duct IPMN | 1 (0.06) | 1 (0.06) | 0.913 |
| Mixed-type IPMN | 0 (0) | 2 (0.11) | 0.190 |
| Serous cystic neoplasm | 1 (0.06) | 2 (0.11) | 0.656 |
| Mucinous cystic neoplasm | 0 (0) | 1 (0.06) | 0.354 |
| Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm | 0 (0) | 1 (0.06) | 0.354 |
- Citation: Lin WC, Yu LY, Kuo YC, Chang CW, Wang HY, Shih SC, Chang CW, Lin HH, Chan YH, Lin YC, Hu KC. Role of endoscopic ultrasonography or magnetic resonance imaging for screening of pancreatic cancer in low-risk individuals. World J Clin Oncol 2025; 16(11): 112030
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v16.i11.112030