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| EM = | | EM = | ||
| Molecular = +/-BRCA2 carrier | | Molecular = +/-[[BRCA2]] carrier | ||
| IF = | | IF = | ||
| Gross = | | Gross = | ||
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| Prevalence = common for site | | Prevalence = common for site | ||
| Bloodwork = | | Bloodwork = elevated CA19-9 | ||
| Rads = pancreatic mass | | Rads = pancreatic mass | ||
| Endoscopy = | | Endoscopy = | ||
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| Tx = surgery if possible | | Tx = surgery if possible | ||
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'''Invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas''' is the most common type of [[ | '''Invasive ductal carcinoma of the pancreas''' is the most common type of [[pancreatic cancer]]. | ||
It is typically gland forming and thus also referred to as '''pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma''' and '''pancreatic adenocarcinoma'''. | It is typically gland forming and thus also referred to as '''pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma''' and '''pancreatic adenocarcinoma'''. | ||
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*Location: usually in the head ~60%. | *Location: usually in the head ~60%. | ||
**15% in the body, 5% tail, 20% diffuse (head, body & tail).<ref name=Ref_PBoD950>{{Ref PBoD|950}}</ref> | **15% in the body, 5% tail, 20% diffuse (head, body & tail).<ref name=Ref_PBoD950>{{Ref PBoD|950}}</ref> | ||
**The vast majority of pancreatic cancers are solitary, but multifocal disease can occur. | |||
*Abysmal prognosis. | *Abysmal prognosis. | ||
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*Smoking (RR ~ 2). | *Smoking (RR ~ 2). | ||
*Pancreatitis. | *Pancreatitis. | ||
*Family history, esp. BRCA2. | *Family history, esp. [[BRCA2]]. | ||
*[[Diabetes mellitus]] - modest risk increase. | *[[Diabetes mellitus]] - modest risk increase (RR ~ 1.5-2). | ||
*Previous gastrectomy. | |||
*Heavy drinking of alcohol may weakly increase risk. | |||
Molecular characteristics:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_470-1>{{Ref PCPBoD8|470-1}}</ref><ref name=pmid19896096>{{Cite journal | last1 = Furukawa | first1 = T. | title = Molecular pathology of pancreatic cancer: implications for molecular targeting therapy. | journal = Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol | volume = 7 | issue = 11 Suppl | pages = S35-9 | month = Nov | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.07.035 | PMID = 19896096 }}</ref> | Molecular characteristics:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_470-1>{{Ref PCPBoD8|470-1}}</ref><ref name=pmid19896096>{{Cite journal | last1 = Furukawa | first1 = T. | title = Molecular pathology of pancreatic cancer: implications for molecular targeting therapy. | journal = Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol | volume = 7 | issue = 11 Suppl | pages = S35-9 | month = Nov | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1016/j.cgh.2009.07.035 | PMID = 19896096 }}</ref> | ||
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#TP53 (AKA p53). | #TP53 (AKA p53). | ||
#SMAD4. | #SMAD4. | ||
Clinical: | |||
*Serum CA19-9 - >2504 U/ml predicts outcome.<ref name=pmid28924968>{{Cite journal | last1 = Usón Junior | first1 = PLS. | last2 = Callegaro-Filho | first2 = D. | last3 = Bugano | first3 = DDG. | last4 = Moura | first4 = F. | last5 = Maluf | first5 = FC. | title = Predictive Value of Serum Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) for Early Mortality in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer. | journal = J Gastrointest Cancer | volume = 49 | issue = 4 | pages = 481-486 | month = Dec | year = 2018 | doi = 10.1007/s12029-017-0007-x | PMID = 28924968 }}</ref> | |||
==Gross== | |||
Features:<ref name="pmid2015921">{{Cite journal | last1 = Hermanek | first1 = P. | title = Staging of exocrine pancreatic carcinoma. | journal = Eur J Surg Oncol | volume = 17 | issue = 2 | pages = 167-72 | month = Apr | year = 1991 | doi = | PMID = 2015921 }}</ref> | |||
*Firm, sclerotic and poorly defined masses that replace the normal lobular architecture of the gland. | |||
*Cut surface are yellow to white. | |||
*The mean diameter of pancreatic head tumor is between 2.5-3.5cm. | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||