PANCREATIC CARCINOMA • 90% are Ductal Adenocarcinoma • Pancreatic head (70%), body (20%), tail (10%) • Median age 72 years (65-84 y/o) • Most tumors are diagnosed late and 85% are unresectable at the time of diagnosis •Symptoms manifest late •Early extrapancreatic spread of tumor •Rapid downhill course from diagnosis to death
PANCREATIC CARCINOMA 90% are Ductal Adenocarcinoma Pancreatic head (70%), body (20%), tail (10%) Median age 72 years (65-84 y/o) Most tumors are diagnosed.
Apr 01, 2015
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PANCREATIC CARCINOMA
• 90% are Ductal Adenocarcinoma• Pancreatic head (70%), body (20%), tail (10%)
• Median age 72 years (65-84 y/o)• Most tumors are diagnosed late and 85% are
unresectable at the time of diagnosis• Symptoms manifest late• Early extrapancreatic spread of tumor• Rapid downhill course from diagnosis to death
Clinical Features
• Abdominal pain• Weightloss• Jaundice (lesions in the pancreatic head)– Dark urine– Acholic stools– Pruritus
Ultrasound
CT Scan - Normal
CORONAL VIEWAXIAL VIEW
CT Scan
Focal hypodense mass
Pancreatic Cancer Patient
CT Scan
Perivascular tumor extension
Pancreatic Cancer Patient
CT Scan
Bile duct and/or pancreatic duct dilatation
Pancreatic Cancer Patient
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