Clinical significance of pancreatic calcifications: a 15-year single-center observational study

Table 2 Pancreatic calcifications on computed tomography

Cal. morphology ^a	Pse. + Cal.^b (n = 7)	SPT (n = 15)	SCN (n = 12)	P-NN (n = 10)	IPMN ^c (n = 5)	MCN (n = 3)
Eggshell-like	0	12 (80%)	0	0	0	0
Point cal. at the edge	7 (100%)	3 (20%)	0	6 (60%)	4 (80%)	2 (66.7%)
Stellate central cal	0		9 (75%)	0	0	0
Central cal	0		0	2 (20%)	0	0
Septal cal	0		3 (25%)	0	0	1 (33.3%)
Not at the site of lesions^d	0		0	2 (20%)	1 (20%)	0

^aThe definitions of calcification(s) morphology were show in the first part of “Definitions”; cal., calcification(s)
^bPancreatic pseudocyst whose pancreatic calcification(s) at the site of or the edge of the cystic lesions
^cMalignant IPMN
^dPoint calcification(s) does not at the site or the edge of the solid or cystic lesions
SPT solid pseudopapillary tumors; SCN serous cystic neoplasm; P-NN pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm; IPMN intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm; MCN mucinous cystic neoplasm

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