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'''Pancreatic cancer''' is a [[cancer|malignant tumour]] within the [[pancreas|pancreatic gland]]. | '''Pancreatic cancer''' is a [[cancer|malignant tumour]] within the [[pancreas|pancreatic gland]]. | ||
About 95 percent of pancreatic tumors are [[adenocarcinoma]]s ({{ICDO|8140|3}}). The remaining 5 percent include other tumors of the exocrine pancreas (e.g. serous cystadenomas), acinar cell cancers, and pancreatic [[neuroendocrine tumor]]s (such as [[insulinoma]]s, {{ICDO|8150|1}}, {{ICDO|8150|3}}). These tumors have a completely different diagnostic and therapeutic profile, and generally a more favorable prognosis.<ref name=Ghaneh/> | About 95 percent of pancreatic tumors are [[adenocarcinoma]]s ({{ICDO|8140|3}}). The remaining 5 percent include other tumors of the exocrine pancreas (e.g. serous cystadenomas), acinar cell cancers, and pancreatic [[neuroendocrine tumor]]s (such as [[insulinoma]]s, {{ICDO|8150|1}}, {{ICDO|8150|3}}). These tumors have a completely different diagnostic and therapeutic profile, and generally a more favorable prognosis.<ref name=Ghaneh>{{cite journal |author=Ghaneh P, Costello E, Neoptolemos JP |title=Biology and management of pancreatic cancer |journal=Gut |volume=56 |issue=8 |pages=1134-52 |year=2007 |pmid=17625148 |doi=10.1136/gut.2006.103333}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumour within the pancreatic gland.
About 95 percent of pancreatic tumors are adenocarcinomas (Template:ICDO). The remaining 5 percent include other tumors of the exocrine pancreas (e.g. serous cystadenomas), acinar cell cancers, and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (such as insulinomas, Template:ICDO, Template:ICDO). These tumors have a completely different diagnostic and therapeutic profile, and generally a more favorable prognosis.[1]
References
- ↑ Ghaneh P, Costello E, Neoptolemos JP (2007). "Biology and management of pancreatic cancer". Gut. 56 (8): 1134–52. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.103333. PMID 17625148.