Pancreas Flashcards
1
Q
most common congenital anomaly of the pancreas
A
pancreatic divisum
2
Q
failure of fusion of fetal pancreatic duct system
A
pancreatic divisum
3
Q
most frequently mutated oncogene in pancreatic CA
A
KRAS (Ch 12)
4
Q
most common location of pancreatic CA
A
pancreatic head
5
Q
tumor marker for pancreatic CA
A
CA 19-9
6
Q
[diagnosis: pancreatitides]
epigastric pain that is boring, radiating to the back
microvascular leak, enzymatic fat necrosis, acute inflammation, destruction of pancreatic parenchyma, destruction of blood vessels
elevated amylase and lipase
A
acute pancreatitis
7
Q
[diagnosis: pancreatitides]
fibrosis, atrophy, dropout acini, variable dilation of pancreatic ducts, chronic inflammation, islet usually spared
A
chronic pancreatidis
