Pancreas Flashcards
1
Q
MC congenital anomaly of the pancreas
A
PANCREAS DIVISUM
predisposed to chronic pancreatitis
2
Q
Most important environmental risk factor for the devt of pancreatic ca
A
SMOKING
3
Q
Most frequently mutated gene in pancreatic ca
A
KRAS
4
Q
MC location of pancreatic cancer
A
HEAD (60%)
obstructive jaundice
COURVOISIER sign - palpable, enlarged, nontender GB, mild jaundice
5
Q
Tumor marker of pancreatic cancer
A
CA 19-9
6
Q
Morphology of pancreatic cancer
A
ductal adenocarcinoma - moderate or poorly differentiated
lymphovascular and perineural invasion
intense desmoplasia
hard, stellate, gray-white poorly defined mass
7
Q
Principal sites of distant metastasis in pancreatic cancer
A
LIVER
LUNGS
