Table 2 Gross and histomorphologic characteristics of pancreatic cancers in patients with germline ATM pathogenic variants

From: Histomorphology of pancreatic cancer in patients with inherited ATM serine/threonine kinase pathogenic variants

Tumor size, median (n = 22)

2.8 cm (range 0.1–4.8 cm)

Tumor site (n = 22)

 Head, n (%)

16 (72)

 Body, n (%)

3 (14)

 Tail, n (%)

3 (14)

Histologic subtype (n = 23)

 Ductal adenocarcinoma, n (%)

19 (83)

 Colloid (mucinous non-cystic) carcinoma, n (%)

3 (13)

 Adenosquamous carcinoma, n (%)

1 (4)

Perineural invasion (n = 22)

 Absent, n (%)

2 (9)

 Present, n (%)

20 (91)

Angiolymphatic invasion (n = 22)

 Absent, n (%)

9 (41)

 Present, n (%)

13 (59)

Lymph node metastasis (n = 22)

 None, n (%)

7 (32)

 1–3, n (%)

6 (27)

 4 or more, n (%)

9 (41)