Best pancreatic cancer surgeon in Chennai
12/05/2022 Hospitals, Clinics
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The Pancreas is a leaf-shaped gland sitting below the stomach extending from the “C” shaped upper part of the intestine called the duodenum in the center to the spleen on the left. Cancer developing in this gland is referred to as Pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is commonly seen in males in the sixth and seventh decades of life. It commonly presents with abdominal pain and jaundice. The most common variant of cancer encountered is adenocarcinoma. It can arise in the head, neck, body, tail and the uncinate area – various parts of the pancreas. (Areas within pancreas and location) The subset of periampullary tumours are identical in location, behavior and treatment to pancreatic cancer arising in the head region of the pancreas.
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