Pancreatic Steatosis and Survival Outcomes in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
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Conflicts of Interest
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| Study (Author, Year) | Study Design/Population | Fat Assessment | Main Finding Related to Prognosis/Survival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathur et al., 2009 [25] | Retrospective case–control study; 40 patients with resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma (20 node-positive vs. 20 node-negative) undergoing pancreatic resection. | Histology-based assessment of pancreatic neck margin. Pancreatic fat quantified as number of adipocytes per 5 high-power fields. | Node-positive patients had significantly greater pancreatic fat cells (46.4 vs. 21.4/5 HPF; p < 0.02) and lower fibrosis. Mean survival was significantly shorter in node-positive patients (18.9 vs. 30.8 months; p < 0.04). |
| Mathur et al., 2011 [26] | Retrospective cohort; 42 patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. | CT-based assessment. Pancreatic steatosis quantified by pancreatic attenuation (HU) on non-contrast CT. | Patients with nodal metastases had significantly decreased pancreatic attenuation (higher steatosis). Node-positive patients had markedly worse survival (11 vs. 21 months; p < 0.01). |
| Chan et al., 2024 [28] | Retrospective imaging study; 101 newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer patients. CT and MRI datasets reviewed. | Mixed CT/MRI assessment. CT: pancreas attenuation lower than spleen on non-contrast CT. MRI: signal drop on out-of-phase imaging as compared to the in-phase images. | Survival higher in patients with FP (30% vs. 14.6%, p = 0.322) |
| Dong et al., 2025 [29] | Retrospective surgical cohort; 116 pancreatic cancer patients undergoing surgery. | Fatty pancreas (FP) assessed by CT imaging. | Median OS was 19.5 months in FP patients (n = 54) vs. 24.6 months in non-FP patients (n = 26), but the difference was not significant (HR 1.031, p > 0.05). |
| Fukuda et al., 2025 [27] | Retrospective cohort; 87 patients with pathologically confirmed PDAC undergoing potentially curative pancreatectomy. | Histology-based assessment. Histological pancreatic fat fraction (HPFF) measured on H&E slides from non-tumor pancreas. FP defined as HPFF ≥11.3%. | Patients with FP had significantly worse OS and RFS than those in the non-FP group: 1.34 vs. 2.71 years (p = 0.012) and 0.48 vs. 1.32 years (p = 0.00060), respectively. |
| Study | Participation | Attrition | Prognostic Factor Measurement | Outcome Measurement | Confounding | Analysis | Overall ROB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathur 2009 [25] | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 |
| Mathur 2011 [26] | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 |
| Chan 2024 [28] | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🟡 |
| Dong 2025 [29] | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 |
| Fukuda 2025 [27] | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🟡 |
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Balaban, D.V.; George, M.; Jinga, M. Pancreatic Steatosis and Survival Outcomes in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence. Diagnostics 2026, 16, 2476. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16152476
Balaban DV, George M, Jinga M. Pancreatic Steatosis and Survival Outcomes in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence. Diagnostics. 2026; 16(15):2476. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16152476
Chicago/Turabian StyleBalaban, Daniel Vasile, Manucu George, and Mariana Jinga. 2026. "Pancreatic Steatosis and Survival Outcomes in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence" Diagnostics 16, no. 15: 2476. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16152476
APA StyleBalaban, D. V., George, M., & Jinga, M. (2026). Pancreatic Steatosis and Survival Outcomes in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review of the Current Evidence. Diagnostics, 16(15), 2476. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16152476

