2022年8月22日 · Noncancerous pancreatic masses are called benign tumors and don’t invade surrounding tissues. They still require a diagnosis from a doctor to rule out cancer. Noncancerous tumors may also...

2023年8月10日 · A pancreatic tail mass is a growth or lump in the tail of the pancreas. It may be benign or cancerous. Cancerous pancreatic tail tumors are usually asymptomatic in the earliest stages, possibly...

Tumors of the body and tail of the pancreas constitute one-third of the pancreatic neoplasms. They have always been associated with a poor prognosis due to the late presentation, and hence, advanced stage of the disease at diagnosis.

If the tumor is in the tail of your pancreas, a surgeon can perform a distal pancreatectomy. During this procedure, a surgeon removes the tail of your pancreas and some of the pancreas body. In most cases, they’ll also remove your spleen.

When a solid hypervascular pancreatic mass is incidentally found in the tail of the pancreas, intrapancreatic accessory spleen should be considered in the differential diagnosis. Detailed evaluation and accurate diagnosis could help avoiding surgery in this benign condition.

The value of splenic vessels invasion (which identified T3 tumors) in prognosis after resection for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) of the body and tail has been scarcely investigated. Aim of one study was to evaluate prognostic factors in PDA of the body/tail, emphasizing the role of splenic vessels infiltration.

Mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCNs) are precancerous growths that start in the body and tail of the pancreas. They almost always affect women. Large MCNs that have tiny walls divide the cyst into compartments, called septations. They may be more likely to become cancer.

Malignant tumors are cancerous growths. They are often resistant to treatment, may spread to other parts of the body and they sometimes recur after they were removed. A primary pancreatic cancers arose in the pancreas itself. Metastatic cancers arise in one organ and only later spread to other organs.

Pregnancy-associated mucinous cystic neoplasms of the pancreas - A systematic review.

Pancreatic cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the pancreas. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the most common type of pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a less common type and are discussed in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.