An elevated expression of serum exosomal microRNA-191, − 21, −451a of pancreatic neoplasm is considered to be efficient diagnostic marker

Table 1 Characteristics of the control, IPMN, and PC groups

Characteristic		Control	IPMN	PC
Total, n		22	29	32
Sex, n (%)	Female	8 (36.4)	16 (55.2)	15 (46.9)
Sex, n (%)	Male	14 (63.6)	13 (44.8)	17 (53.1)
Age (mean ± SD)		57.5 ± 15.3	73.8 ± 7.8	64.0 ± 10.1
Stage (UICC) I / Ila / llb / III / IV		–	–	2 / 7 / 4 / 5 / 14
Fukuoka criteria FN / WF / HRS		–	14 / 11 / 4	–
Clinical information		GBP 4
		Chronic gastritis 3
		Gallbladder stone 2
		ADM 2
		Liver cyst 1
		IBS 1
		Accessory spleen 1
		Only symptom 7

SD standard deviation, IPMN intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, PC pancreatic cancer, FN Fukuoka negative, WF worry-some Feature, HRS high-risk stigmata, GBP gallbladder cholesterol polyp, ADM adenomyomatosis, IBS irritable bowel syndrome

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