TABLE 3 Comparison of Hepatobiliary Mucinous Cystadenoma and Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of the Pancreas

From: Oncocytic Biliary Cystadenocarcinoma Is a Form of Intraductal Oncocytic Papillary Neoplasm of the Liver

 

Hepatobiliary Mucinous Cystadenoma

Mucinous Cystic Neoplasm of the Pancreas

Multicystic lesions

Always

Always

Mucin hypersecretion

Always

Always

Ductal involvement and dilatation

Rare or absent

Rare or absent

Mesenchymal stromal wall

Always

Always

Prognosis after surgical resection

Good

Good

Communication with the main duct

Absent

Absent

Sex and gender

Frequent in middle-aged women

Frequent in middle-aged women

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