“High-Risk Stigmata” of the 2012 International Consensus Guidelines Correlate With the Malignant Grade of Branch Duct Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasms of the Pancreas

Abstract

The number of high-risk stigmata correlated significantly with the grade of malignancy of BD-IPMNs. The presence of at least 1 high-risk stigma in patients with BD-IPMNs indicates a need for pancreatectomy with lymphadenectomy.