True about pancreatic carcinoma
A. Head is the most common siteB. Pain is the most common symptom
C. Obstruction of bile & pancreatic secretion is common
D. 80% cases respond well to resection
E. all are true
The Answer is. (A) Head is the most common site ;(B) Pain
is the most common symptom
(C) Obstruction of bile &pancreatic
secretion is common
• Pancreatic carcinoma occurs twice as frequently in
the pancreatic head (70%) as in body (20%) or tail of the gland (10%) of the cases.
• Jaundice due to billiary obstruction is found in
> 80% of patients having tumour in pancreatic head.
Complete surgical resection of the tumours offers only effective treatment. But unfortunately such curative operations are possible only in 10-15% of cases.
Complete surgical resection of the tumours offers only effective treatment. But unfortunately such curative operations are possible only in 10-15% of cases.
