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The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system and endocrine system of vertebrates. In humans, it is located in the abdomen behind the stomach and functions as a gland. The pancreas is a mixed or heterocrine gland, i.e., it has both an endocrine and a digestive exocrine function. [2] 99% of the pancreas is exocrine and 1% is endocrine.
Cyst size greater than 3 cm, main pancreatic duct dilation of 5-10 mm, or a change in caliber or a narrowing of the main pancreatic duct with atrophy of the duct distally, presence of lymph node swelling, thickened or enhancing cyst walls, or an increase in cyst size over a year are considered intermediate risk imaging findings for cancer. [1]
Severe: >4 cm [23] 3 cm on abdominal X-rays [21] [24] (Projectional radiography confers a geometric magnification compared to CT [25]) Wall thickening: 3–5 mm [26] Spleen: Splenomegaly: Medical imaging: Largest dimension of over 11 cm, [27] [28] or craniocaudal height of 13 [29] cm. Moderate splenomegaly: the largest dimension is between 11 ...
The pancreas is involved in digestion and managing blood sugar. When it's is in trouble, diabetes, pancreatitis, or pancreatic cancer can result. How to care for this organ.
There are about 1 million islets distributed throughout the pancreas of a healthy adult human. While islets vary in size, the average diameter is about 0.2 mm. [5]:928 Each islet is separated from the surrounding pancreatic tissue by a thin, fibrous, connective tissue capsule which is continuous with the fibrous connective tissue that is interwoven throughout the rest of the pancreas.
The pancreas arises as two separate bodies, the dorsal pancreas and the ventral pancreas. The dorsal pancreas appears first, at around day 26, opposite the developing hepatic duct, and grows into the dorsal mesentery. The ventral pancreas develops at the junction of the hepatic duct and the rest of the foregut.
ICD-9-CM: 52.5-52.6: MeSH: OPS-301 code: 5-524-5-525 [edit on Wikidata] ... Because the pancreas is responsible for the production of many digestive enzymes, a ...
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