All patients with pancreatic cancer will require chemotherapy. Patients who have a nonmetastatic form of cancer also are candidates for other local treatment options, such assurgeryand/orradiation therapy. We do know that surgery is the only known curative treatment for pancreatic cancer. However, f...
Patients with cancer of the pancreatic head or the common bile duct usually have bile duct obstruction or jaundice. Bile duct obstruction, however, can also be due to noncancerous causes such as bile duct stones, the researchers said. Bile duct obstruction is a blockage in the tubes that car...
(b) Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining of paraffin sections of normal and cancerous pancreatic tissues. The arrows in the image of the normal tissue indicates a normal duct and 'is' denotes pancreatic islet. The arrows in cancer tissue indicate the glandular structures and the asterisk ...
Pancreatic cancer is the second most common gastrointestinal cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. The incidence of pancreatic cancer is exceeded only by that of lung, colorectal, skin, prostate, and breast cancers. It is estimated that 24,000 new cases of ...
Simple Summary: Complications of pancreatic cancer include the development of blockage of the bile duct preventing drainage of the liver, blockage of the stomach and duodenum preventing the passage of food and increase in pain levels. Endoscopic ultrasound is a procedure performed through the mouth ...
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a dangerous digestive tract tumor that is becoming increasingly common and fatal. The most common form of PC is pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Bile acids (BAs) are closely linked to the growth and progression of PC. Th
under the microscope are called "dysplasia." Often, dysplastic cells can undergo additional DNA mistakes over time and become even more abnormal. When these dysplastic cells invade through the walls of the duct from which they arise into the surrounding tissue, the dysplasia has become cancer. ...
or spread to certain nearby organs such as the duodenum, stomach, bile duct or spleen, then surgical removal may be possible. If the cancer has spread to more problematic nearby structures such as blood vessels or to sites such as the liver, lungs or bone, surgical removal is not possible...
Pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic or duodenal tumors. High levels of inflammation. High levels of triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood). Parasitic infections. Being a heavy drinker/alcoholic. Having surgery to remove the pancreas or one of the other digestive organs. ...
However, these can also be found in noncancerous pancreatic diseases. Doctors may order liver function tests to check bilirubin levels and liver functions. Elevated bilirubin levels may indicate blockage of the common bile duct caused by pancreatic cancer. Moreover, these may be found in other ...