Benign and Malignant Neoplasms of the Exocrine Pancreas

摘要: Pancreatic neoplasms represent a major health-care problem for the aging population. The elderly are at risk entire spectrum of benign and malignant pancreatic tumors. adenocarcinoma is most frequent clinically significant these It fourth leading cause cancer death in United States, its incidence associated with advancing age. diagnosis treatment often represents clinical challenge elderly, as there bias against aggressive surgical this In recent years, however, advances diagnostic techniques, improved outcomes regionalization care, deeper understanding prognostic factors have our ability to treat challenging disease. addition adenocarcinoma, recognition premalignant tumors has become more common elderly. These require thorough their behavior one weighs risks surgery Fortunately, many amenable less invasive therapeutic procedures lessened perioperative morbidity mortality.