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In medicine, a pancreatectomy is the surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas.Several types of pancreatectomy exist, including pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure), distal pancreatectomy, segmental pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy.
However, the majority of patients with pancreatic cancer present with metastatic or locally advanced un-resectable disease; [7] thus only 15–20% of patients are candidates for the Whipple procedure. Surgery may follow neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which aims to shrink the tumor and increase the likelihood of complete resection. [8]
Pancreatic cancer can be treated with surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, palliative care, or a combination of these. [1] Treatment options are partly based on the cancer stage. [1] Surgery is the only treatment that can cure pancreatic adenocarcinoma, [12] and may also be done to improve quality of life without the potential for cure.
In May, Menounos went public with her cancer journey, sharing that three months prior she'd undergone surgery to remove a 3.9-centimeter pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, along with part of her ...
6. Esophagectomy: Removal of the esophagus in whole or in part, usually to treat esophageal cancer. 7. Pancreatic Surgery: procedures involving the pancreas, such as the Whipple surgery (pancreaticoduodenectomy), which is used to treat some forms of pancreatic cancer and other serious pancreatic diseases. 8.
A pancreatic tumor is an abnormal growth in the pancreas. [1] In adults, almost 90% are pancreatic cancer and a few are benign. [1] Pancreatic tumors are rare in children. [1] Classification is based on cellular differentiation (ductal, acinar, neuroendocrine, other) and gross appearance (intraductal, cystic, solid). [1]
At age 64, he discovered that he had pancreatic cancer, something that, ... Perlin explains that his treatment started with something called “whipple” surgery, “where my surgeon removed ...
Menounos said she thought she was a "goner" upon hearing her diagnosis, but she was successfully treated with surgery. In addition to the tumor, doctors removed part of her pancreas, her spleen, a ...