Brief Reports
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 28, 2005; 11(36): 5688-5690
Published online Sep 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i36.5688
Table 1 Other malignacies in patients with IPMN
PreviousAt diagnosisPost diagnosisTotal
Gastric cancer47112
Colonic cancer4307
Esophageal cancer3104
Pulmonary cancer0224
Pancreatic cancer0213
Breast cancer2002
Hepatocellular cancer0202
Uterine cancer1001
Pharyngeal cancer1001
Bile duct cancer0101
Prostatic cancer0101
Laryngeal cancer0011
Malignant lymphoma0011
Table 2 Other malignancies of more than two organs in patients with IPMN
CaseAge (yr)SexPreviousAt diagnosisPostdiagnosis
176MGastric cancer (EMR, 1 yr ago)Pulmonary cancer (4 yr after)
Esophageal cancer (EMR, 1 yr ago)
274FUterine cancer (ope, 10 yr ago)Hepatocellular cancer
Colonic cancer
370MGastric cancer
Colonic cancer
Pulmonary cancer
483FEsophageal cancerMalignant lymphoma (1 yr after)
578MHepatocellular cancerGastric cancer (6 yr after)
678MEsophageal cancer (EMR, 1 yr ago)Laryngeal cancer (6 yr after)
768MEsophageal cancer (EMR, 2 yr ago)Pancreatic cancer (3 yr after)
Table 3 Clinicopathological findings of IPMN patients with and with-out other malignancies
With other malignancies (n = 28)Without other malignancies (n = 51)P
Age (yr)71.9±8.266.8±9.3P<0.05
Male/Female8/2034/17NS
Follow-up period13.2±0.53.4±0.5NS
Site of IPMNNS
Main duct1317
Branch duct1534
Resection/Nonresection of IPMN7/2016/35NS
Cause of death
Invasive IPMN14
Gastric cancer40
Pulmonary cancer30
Pancreatic cancer20
Colonic cancer20
Esophageal cancer10
Hepatocellular cancer10
Malignant lymphoma10
Pneumonia11
Renal failure01
Table 4 IPMN concomitant with independent pancreatic cancer
CaseAge (yr)SexSyn/MetOthermalignanciesIPMNlocationSiteTherapyPancreaticlocationCancertherapyStagePrognosis
171MSynNoneHeadBranchNoneBodyDPIIIDied 7 mo after operation
275MSynNoneHeadBranchNoneHeadNoneIVDied 8 mo after diagnosis
3168MMetEsophageal cancerHeadBranchPDHeadPDIIAlive now 3 yr after diagnosis of IPMN