The pancreas is an oblong flattened gland, about six inches long, located deep in the abdomen, sandwiched between the stomach and the spine. It has five main parts – the tail, body, neck, head and ...

Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and pancreatitis have similar symptoms but different causes. Both of these conditions — and other pancreas disorders — are serious and require medical attention.

A cystic neoplasm needs to be considered when a patient presents with a fluid-containing pancreatic lesion. Cystic neoplasms of the pancreas may be more frequent than previously recognized and are ...

The third dermatological signal of pancreas problems is Sister Mary Joseph nodule, which is red-purple, hard, and can be felt ...

Conwell, MD, is Director of The Pancreas Clinic;Gregory Zuccaro, MD, is Head of Section for Endoscopy and Pancreatobiliary Disease, The Pancreas Clinic, Department of Gastroenterology and ...

People with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) have higher rates of cancer, heart disease, and malnutrition, which can affect life expectancy. Studies show having complications of EPI ...

The genetics of pancreatic disease recently became the focus of much scrutiny. The first pancreatitis susceptibility gene to be discovered was PRSS1 (protease, serine 1). Mutations in PRSS1 ...

Pancreatic cancer is a resilient killer whose survival rates have hardly improved in recent decades. It is expected to become the second biggest cause of cancer-related death globally by 2030.

The technology automates the release of insulin into the bloodstream Tens of thousands of people with type 1 diabetes in England are to be offered a new technology, dubbed an artificial pancreas ...

Distinct clinical outcomes and biological features of specific KRAS mutants in human pancreatic cancer. Cancer Cell , 2024; 42 (9): 1614 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2024.08.002 Cite This Page : ...

Pancreatic cancer is a disease in which malignant cells originate in the pancreatic tissue. Cancer of the exocrine component of the pancreas (adenocarcinomas) represents the majority of pancreatic ...

Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, and the Parker Institute for ...