It drains the pancreatic fluid from the gland and carries it to the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). The main pancreatic duct merges with the bile duct to form the ampulla of Vater (a ...

The first is cancer of pancreas proper. The second is cancer that develops in the ampulla of Vater and spreads to the pancreas. The ampulla is a small opening where the pancreatic and bile ducts ...