Research Article

Main Diagnostic Criteria Usually Does Not Work for Autoimmune Pancreatitis Wrongly Presuming Malignancy

Table 3

Clinical characteristics of patients with AIP and diagnosis criteria for AIP.

Patient no.Pathology (preop/postop)Typical imaging (indeterminate)CA19-9IgGIgG4AABOOI (symptoms)Steroid trialAsian criteriaHISORt criteriaICDCBiopsy

1n.a./AIP type 1No (focally enlarged gland)30.5730.61>3.71+No (dry mouth)NoNoPossiblePossibleNo
2n.a./AIP type 1No (focally enlarged gland)147.11n.a.n.a.n.a.NoNoNoNoNoNo
3n.a./AIP type 1Yes (seemingly diffusely enlarged glandn.a.n.a.1.26n.a.NoNoNoNoPossibleNo
4NET/AIP type 1Indeterminate (diffusely enlarged gland with low-density mass)9.33n.a.0.55-NoNoNoNoNoNegative
5n.a./AIP type 1No7.45n.a.0.51n.a.NoNoNoNoNoNo

CA19-9  U/ml,  g/L, IgG4  g/L. n.a.: not available; AAB: autoantibodies (RF, ANA). The biopsy showed something like a neuroendocrine tumor.