The pancreas is an oblong flattened gland, about six inches long, located deep in the abdomen, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine. It has five main parts – the tail, body, neck, head and ...

causing the ducts outside the pancreas to become blocked or parts of the pancreas to become damaged or infected. The two main ...

Only 1 to 2 out of every 100 pancreatic cancers (1 to 2%) are a pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer. Neuroendocrine cancers can start in different parts of the body. Around 8 out of every 100 ...

A cystic neoplasm needs to be considered when a patient presents with a fluid-containing pancreatic lesion. Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas may be more frequent than previously recognized and are ...