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.12345

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 diagnosisdCCAdCCAAmpullary carcinomaNETPDAC

dCCA: distal cholangiocarcinoma; NET: neuroendocrine tumor; PaC: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.