Research Article
Main Diagnostic Criteria Usually Does Not Work for Autoimmune Pancreatitis Wrongly Presuming Malignancy
Table 2
Imaging characteristics of patients with AIP.
| Patient no. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Diffusely enlarged gland | - | - | + | + | - | Capsule-like rim | - | - | - | - | - | Focally enlarged gland | + | + | - | - | - | Low-density mass | - | - | - | + | + | Pancreatic ductal dilatation (≥3 mm) | - | + | - | - | - | Pancreatic duct cutoff | - | - | - | - | - | Upstream parenchymal atrophy | - | + | - | - | - | Bile duct incrassation (≥3 mm) | + | + | - | - | + | Bile duct stricture | + | + | - | - | - | Radiologic diagnosis | dCCA | dCCA | Ampullary carcinoma | NET | PDAC |
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dCCA: distal cholangiocarcinoma; NET: neuroendocrine tumor; PaC: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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