LGALS1 and pancreatic intraductal papillary-mucinous neoplasm: Furthermore, Pancreatic Stellate Cells/fibroblasts, pivotal in mediating desmoplastic responses across a spectrum of pancreatic diseases—from chronic pancreatitis (CP) and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMN) to pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)—exhibit pronounced Gal-1 expression [22].