Skip to main content

Table 1 European registry of hereditary pancreatitis and familial pancreatic cancer criteria [6]

From: Current status of inherited pancreatic cancer

EUROPAC criteria

Criterion 1

≥2 first-degree relatives with PC

Criterion 2

≥ 3 relatives with pancreatic cancer

Criterion 3

Possible associated cancer syndrome (defined as sub-criteria below) in addition to the case of PC being studied

Criterion 3.a: HBOC

Personal/family history (≥1 first/second-degree relatives) of breast/ovarian cancer

Criterion 3.b: FAMMM

Personal/family history of melanoma in ≥1 first/second degree relative AND a high total body naevi count (often > 50)

Criterion 3.c: LS

Personal/family history (≥1 first/second-degree relatives) of a LS-associated cancer (such as colorectal, endometrial, small bowel, renal)

Criterion 3.d: PJS

Oral/mucous membrane pigmentation +/− a personal/family history (≥1 first/second-degree relatives) of gastrointestinal cancers in first/second

  1. Abbreviations:
  2. EUROPAC European Registry of Hereditary Pancreatitis and Familial Pancreatic Cancer
  3. FAMMM Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma
  4. HBOC Hereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndrome
  5. LS Lynch syndrome
  6. PC Pancreatic cancer
  7. PJS Peutz-Jeghers syndrome