Pancreatic Cancer
Reza Alavi, M.D., Frederick L Brancati, M.D.
DEFINITION
DEFINITION
DEFINITION
- Exocrine pancreatic cancers are adenocarcinomas of pancreatic ductal and acinar cells and their stem cells.
- Endocrine (islet-cell) pancreatic cancers are classified by the hormones that they secrete: insulin, gastrin, glucagon, somatostatin, or VIP
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