Archive for July 5th, 2010

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EXOCRINE NEOPLASMS

The only significant benign exocrine pancrealic neoplasm is cystade-nqma, which usually occurs in the body and tail of the pancreas in middle-aged and elderly women. Surgical resection may be needed for diagnosis and relief of symptoms from a large mass. Pancrealic cancer is the second most common dl cancer in the USA with about 28,000 [...]

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NEOPLASMS OF THE APPENDIX

The most common tumor of !he appendix is a carcinoid tumor, which is found in about 1 in 1000 resected appendixes. Rarely malignant, carcinoid tumors are treated by appendectomy. If Ihey are > 2 cm in diameter or show evidence of lymphatic or lymph node involvement, a right colectomy should be performed. Primary adenocarcinoma of [...]

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