Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients included in the study
| Patients | 18 |
| Sex | Male: 9 (50%) |
| Female: 9 (50%) | |
| Age (years) | 65.8 ± 2.55 (range 36–78) |
| Histological diagnosis | PDAC: 7 |
| CP: 6 | |
| NP: 5 | |
| Ca 19–9 (U/ml) | 61.3 ± 24.4 (range 2.5–182) |
| CEA (ng/ml) | 5.9 ± 2.35 (range 1.2–18.3) |