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Pancreatic cancer Flashcards

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Aetiology

A 
Smoking
Diabetes
Familial
Charred meat 
Obesity
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Exocrine pancreatic cancer type

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Adenocarcinoma

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Endocrine pancreatic cancer type

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Gastrinoma
Insulinoma
Glucagonoma

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Clinical presentation

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Painless obstructive jaundice 
Epigastric pain 
Pain radiates to back 
Pain is relieved by sitting forwards
Nausea, vomiting
Weight loss, loss of appetite 
Dark urine 
Pain stools
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Investigations

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LFT
US
CT 
ERCP
Biopsy
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Management

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Surgery

  • resectable:
    • whiples resection
    • total pancreatectomy
    • distal pancreatectomy
    • mid segment pancreatectomy
  • not resectable:
    • biliary bypass
    • gastric bypass
    • double bypass
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