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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2025; 17(7): 106701
Published online Jul 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i7.106701
Table 1 Tumor location
Tumor location
Frequency1
Ref.
Pancreatic head37/79[4,6-27]
Pancreatic body13/79Case from this study[4,14,24,28-36]
Pancreatic tail27/79[6,7,9,11,14,16,17,24,28,37-49]
Ampulla2/79 [50,51]
Table 2 Tumor size
Tumor size (cm)
Ref.
1 cm to 3.9 cm[7,9,14,24,26,29,30,35,50,51]
4.0 cm to 9.9 cmCase from this study[4,7-16,18,19,21-25,27-29,31,34,36,38,40,43,46-48]
10 cm and larger[7,9,11,17,20,32,33,37,42,44,45,49,52,53]
Table 3 Tumor areas of metastasis/invasion
Area of metastasis/invasion
Ref.
Adrenal[17]
Bone[11]
Breast[24]
Brain[39]
Colon/small bowel[9,20,24,44]
Kidney[17]
LiverCase from this study[6-12,14-17,24,25,28,29,32,33,36,38-41,43,44,49,50]
Lung[6,7,9,17,18,24,28]
Peritoneal carcinomatosisCase from this study[6,7,28]
Spleen[17,28,46]
Stomach[9,28,32,44]
Table 4 Tumor histological features
Histological features
Ref.
Acinar cell groups/differentiationCase from this study[6,9-11,13,14,28-31,37,40,49,52]
AE1/AE3 (cytokeratin)[7,10,13,29,31,42,50]
A-hematoxylin[50]
Alpha-1-antitrypsin[30]
Alpha-1-chymotrypsin[30]
Basophilic cells[37]
Bland nuclei cells[6]
Blast-like cells[7]
Board sheets of cells separated by fibrous bandsCase from this study[29]
ChromograninCase from this study[6,7,9,28-30,41,52,53]
Chymotrypsin[4,7,9,17,26,28,29,41]
Cyclin-D1[28]
EMA squamoid corpuscles[28]
Eosinophilic cytoplasmic granules/cells[6,29,30,50]
Epithelioid[11,13,30,40]
Fibrous bandsCase from this study[6,8,28]
Fine chromatin[28]
Granular appearance[41,50]
Grooved nuclei[7,28]
High nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio[42,50]
INSM1[28,52]
Ki-67 > 40%[8,28,31,38,50]
Focal nuclear molding[7]
Nested/trabecular growth[28,30,39,52]
Neuroendocrine component/differentiation[28,37,52]
NSE[30,31,38]
Pancytokeratin[39,54]
Papilae with rare stromal fragments[42]
Polarization and granular cytoplasm[30]
Polygonal/spindled cells[30]
Prominent nucleoli[8,42]
Pseudopapillae[7]
Rosette-like formationsCase from this study[52,54]
Squamous corpuscles/nests/differentiation/clusters/morules[9-13,28,29,39-41,49,50,52,53]
SynaptophysinCase from this study[9-11,27-30,38,41,43,52]
Trypsin[4,6,7,9,17,26,28,29,41,52]
Undifferentiated small cellsCase from this study[11]
Table 5 Tumor genetic features
Genetic features
Ref.
11p.15.5 mutation[29]
13q14.2 (RB1)[40]
6p22[40]
9p21 (CDKN2A/B) mutation[29,40]
APC mutationCase from this study[6,8,12,14,29,40]
B72.3[17,43]
BCL10[12,28,29,42,49]
CDKN2A loss (chr 9p)[6]
CTNNB1 mutation[6,28,40,42,50,54]
cyclin D1[37]
DDR2[37]
EWSR1-FLI1 fusion[6]
FANCD2[37]
FGF3[6]
FGF4[6]
FGFR1 c1081+1G>T (somatic)[6]
FGFR2[37]
FGFR20INA fusion[6]
INSM1[28,29,52]
KMT2C[37]
LAMP1[37]
MEN1 mutation[28]
MLH1[52]
MLH6[52]
MSH2[52]
NSD3/WHSc1 L1 mutations[40]
NSE[7,40]
PIK3CA mutation[29]
PMS2[52]
RB1 Loss of exons18-27[39]
SMAD4 (DPC4) mutation[28,29]
SMARCA4[28]
SMARCB1[28]
SSTR2 mutation[31]
Wnt/beta-catenin pathway mutation[6,7,12,29,37,40,41,43]
Table 6 Tumor treatment
Treatments
Ref.
SurgeryCase from this study[4,6,9-35,37,39-53]
Chemotherapy regimens containing cisplatin, carboplatin, doxorubicin, 5 fluorouracil, mitomycin, bleomycin, gemcitabine, vindesineCase from this study[6,9-19,23,24,26-28,32,33,36,37,39,40,43,44,46,48,49,52,53]
RadiationCase from this study[6,9,15-18,23,24,28,33,40,48]
Stem cell transplant[6,39]
Chemoembolization, ablation[6,8,9,11,24,28,33]