Table 5 Clinicopathologic features of 44 patients with resected IPMNs (WF patients)
|  | All patients (n = 44) | Smear method (n = 29) | LBC (n = 15) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (IQR), years | 69 (63–74) | 68 (61–72) | 74 (68–76) | 0.135 |
Sex (male/female) | 32/12 | 22/7 | 10/5 | 0.516 |
Location of main lesion (Ph/Pbt) | 29/15 | 19/10 | 10/5 | 0.939 |
Type of IPMN, n (%) | 0.341 | |||
  BD | 24 (55) | 17 (59) | 7 (47) |  |
  Mixed | 18 (41) | 10 (34) | 8 (53) |  |
  MD | 2 (5) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |  |
Pathological diagnosis, n (%) | 0.105 | |||
  L-IGD | 31 (70) | 18 (62) | 13 (87) |  |
  HGD | 5 (11) | 5 (17) | 0 (0) |  |
  IC | 8 (18) | 6 (21) | 2 (13) |  |
Diameter of dilated branch duct (IQR), mm | 28.0 (19.3–35.0) | 30.0 (19.5–42.0) | 23.0 (19.0–29.0) | 0.725 |
 ≥ 30 mm, n (%) | 20 (45) | 17 (59) | 3 (20) | 0.015 |
Diameter of MPD (IQR), mm | 5.0 (4.0–7.0) | 5.0 (4.0–7.0) | 5.0 (4.0–8.0) | 0.542 |
 5–9 mm, n (%) | 22 (50) | 14 (48) | 8 (53) | 0.751 |
Patients with MN, n (%) | 24 (55) | 17 (59) | 7 (47) | 0.450 |
 Height of MN (IQR), mm | 3.9 (3.0–4.8) | 4.0 (3.0–6.0) | 3.0 (1.0–4.0) | 0.044 |
SPACE, n (%) | 6 (14) | 1 (3) | 5 (33) | 0.006 |