carcinoma of the pancreas

car·ci·no·ma of the pancreas

(kahr'si-nō'mă pan'kre-as)
A malignant neoplasm arising from glandular epithelial cells of the pancreas; most are ductal adenocarcinomas.
Synonym(s): pancreatic cancer.
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Huge undifferentiated carcinoma of the pancreas with osteoclast-like giant cells.
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A case of mixed adenoneuroendocrine carcinoma of the pancreas. Immunohistochemical analysis for histogenesis.
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Treatment of primary unresectable carcinoma of the pancreas with I-125 implantation.
Continuous Low-dose-rate Irradiation of Iodine-125 Seeds Inhibiting Perineural Invasion in Pancreatic Cancer
Ductal carcinoma of the pancreas accounts for more than 90% of all malignant pancreatic exocrine tumours.
Obstructive jaundice: a clinical study
Nonfunctional endocrine carcinoma of the pancreas is uncommon.
Endocrine carcinoma of the pancreatic tail exhibiting gastric variceal bleeding
Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas (ACC) is a rare malignant epithelial tumor representing 1-2% of all exocrine pancreatic neoplasms [1].
Acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas with colon involvement
Malignant gastroduodenal obstruction is a late and severe complication that develops in up to 20% of patients with advanced carcinoma of the pancreas, stomach, or the duodenum [1-3].
Gastroduodenal outlet obstruction and palliative self-expandable metal stenting: a dual-centre experience
According to the literature9 and the case presented here, can be concluded like that benign tumors such as cavernous hemangioma, desmoid tumors, pseudopapillary epithelial carcinoma of the pancreas, and leiomyosarcoma seem to be good indications for intestinal autotransplantation for the purpose of such tumor resection.
Follow-up of small bowel autotransplantation combined with pancreatoduodenectomy and hemicolectomy
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Acinar cell carcinoma--a rare tumour of the pancreas

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