What is the medical definition of the pancreas?

The pancreas is an organ in the upper abdomen located beneath and behind the stomach and adjacent to the first portion of the small intestine, called the duodenum. The pancreas is composed of glands that are responsible for a wide variety of tasks. The glandular functions of the pancreas can be divided into the following two categories:

• Exocrine: The exocrine glands secrete enzymes into ducts that eventually empty into the duodenum. These enzymes then help in the digestion of food as it moves through the intestines.
• Endocrine: The endocrine glands secrete hormones, including insulin, into the bloodstream. Insulin is carried by the blood throughout the rest of the body to assist in the process of using sugar as an energy source. Insulin also controls the levels of sugar in the blood.
• The pancreas can be divided into the following four anatomical sections:
  • Head — The rightmost portion that lies adjacent to the duodenum
  • Uncinate process — An extension of the head of the pancreas
  • Body — The middle portion of the pancreas
  • Tail — The leftmost portion of the pancreas that lies adjacent to the spleen

  What are the most common types of pancreatic cancer?

• The most common type of pancreatic cancer arises from the exocrine glands and is called adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.
• The endocrine glands of the pancreas can give rise to a completely different type of cancer, referred to as pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma or islet cell tumor.

What are issues related to the more common type of pancreatic adenocarcinoma?

• Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is among the most aggressive of all cancers. By the time that pancreatic cancer is diagnosed, many people already have disease that has spread to distant sites in the body (about 53%).
• Pancreatic cancer is also relatively resistant to medical treatment, and the only potentially curative treatment is surgery.

 

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