DIAGNOSIS OF PANCREATIC CANCER

DR. DODUL MONDAL

WHAT IS PANCREATIC CANCER?

Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of your pancreas — an organ in your abdomen that lies behind the lower part of your stomach. Your pancreas releases enzymes that aid digestion and produce hormones that help manage your blood sugar.

Several types of growths can occur in the pancreas, including cancerous and noncancerous tumors. The most common type of cancer that forms in the pancreas begins in the cells that line the ducts that carry digestive enzymes out of the pancreas (pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma).

Imaging tests that create pictures of your internal organs. Using a scope to create ultrasound pictures of your pancreas.

Removing a tissue sample for testing (biopsy). Blood test.

IMAGING TESTS THAT CREATE PICTURES OF YOUR INTERNAL ORGANS.

These tests help your doctors visualize your internal organs, including the pancreas.

Techniques used to diagnose pancreatic cancer include ultrasound, computerized tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and, sometimes, positron emission tomography (PET) scans.