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CLINICOPATHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF PANCREATIC LESIONS IN A SAMPLE OF IRAQI PATIENTS
Shams H. M. Shukri*, Alaa Gh. H. Mubarak and Ban J. Qasim
ABSTRACT
Pancreatic lesions are aggressive lesions that usually present late with poor prognosis, indicating a need for early diagnosis. In this study we aim to assess the clinical and pathologic features of most commonly encountered pancreatic lesions in a sample of Iraqi patients. This is a retrospective study, the clinicopathological data of 220 pancreatic lesions, were analyzed. The non-neoplastic lesions contributed to (20.45%) of all pancreatic lesions. Chronic pancreatitis, were 11 cases (24.44%), with same rate in male and female. The neoplastic pancreatic cystic lesions were (49.05%) and all patients were female, and the non-neoplastic cystic lesions were (50.94%). The neoplastic lesions formed 79.54% of all pancreatic lesions, and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) was the major component among the malignant epithelial neoplasms (93.38%), PDAC correlated significantly with age groups (p<0.05), majority of PDAC patients were at their 50s & 60s. PDAC histological grading was moderately differentiated in 75% and of stage pT2 and T3 in 83%. Radiological images revealed mass in 99% of malignant epithelial lesions and neuroendocrine neoplasm and this correlation was highly significant (p<0.05).
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