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Description : This medical presentation on cancer titled "Pancreatic Carcinoma" talks about pancreatic cancer, a disease with malignant (cancer) cells in the tissues of the pancreas, risk factors of pancreatic cancer, its signs and symptoms, screening, diagnosis, and treatment.

Tags : Cancer, Pancreatic Carcinoma, malignant cancer cells, tissues, pancreas, risk factors, signs, symptoms, screening, diagnosis, treatment, smoking, alcohol, carcinogens, chronic pancreatitis, jaundice, pain in the upper or middle abdomen, weight loss, loss of appetite,

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Martina Rastovac Mentor: A. Žmegač Horvat Pancreatic Carcinoma
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Actor Patrick Swayze died after a 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.
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Epidemiology: < 2% of all malignancies ~ 6500 deaths/year Typical patient: male > 60yrs old Risk factors: smoking alcohol carcinogens chronic pancreatitis
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Pancreas: head body tail
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Symptoms & signs: jaundice pain in the upper or middle abdomen and back unexplaind weight loss loss of appetite fatigue
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Investigations: transabdominal ultrasound contrast-enhanced spiral CT scan laparoscopy ERCP percutaneous needle biopsy MRI scanning and endoscopic ultrasound several tumour markers (CA19-9)
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Pathology: mostly ductal adenocarcinoma (metastasizes early; presents late) Location of tumor: - 60% head - 25% body - 15% tail
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Stages of pancreatic cancer: I II III IV
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Treatment: surgery Whipple`s procedure total pancreatectomy distal pancreatectomy radiation therapy chemotherapy
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Whipple`s procedure:
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WHO Pain relief ladder Freedom from cancer pain
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Prognosis: dismal Mean survival: < 6 months 5yr survival: < 2 % After Whipple`s procedure: 5-14% Better if: tumour < 3 cm no nodes involved negative resection margins at surgery ampullary or islet cell tumors
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References: http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancer.gov/CDR0000062957.html Longmore, Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, Oxford University Press, 2010