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pancreatic cancer
(redirected from Pancreatic malignancy)

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Noun1.pancreatic cancer - cancer of the pancreas
carcinoma - any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer


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This finding is highly suggestive of a pancreatic malignancy involving the distal bile duct.
13,14) The sensitivity and specificity of EUS-FNA for identification of pancreatic malignancy have been reported as 94% and 100%, respectively.
Surgical resection (removal of all or part of an organ, tissue, or structure) is the only option to cure a local pancreatic malignancy.
 
 
 
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